Ole Miss Alumni Review - Summer 2021

OLE MISS ALUMNI REVIEW

SUMMER 2021

ALUMNI REVIEW

Top of Their Class OLE MISS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NAMES DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI FOR 2021

SUMMER 2021 VOL. 70 NO. 3

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Features ALUMNI REVIEW

24 Top of Their Class

Ole Miss Alumni Association names distinguished alumni for 2021

BY JIM URBANEK

30 McCormick‘s: A Treasure Revealed

Q&A with Chef Grantley Rushing

BY ANNIE RHOADES

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34 Hurricane Ready

Mississippi Center for Emergency Services is always on call

BY RUTH CUMMINS

38 It’s Electric

Contents

UM engineering graduates create electric bike-sharing program

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ON THE COVER

2 Chancellor’s Letter 4 President’s Letter 6 From the Circle

22 Calendar

40 Ole Miss Sports

Women’s golf wins NCAA championship Ole Miss to reopen Grove for tailgating

46 Just Published

48 Rebel Traveler 52 Alumni News

24 24 The Ole Miss Alumni Association will recognize seven distinguished University of Mississippi alumni and a former professor and campus administrator with its highest annual awards at a gala on Oct. 7 as part of Homecoming 2021. Submitted photos

O le M iss A lumni R ev iew Publisher Kirk Purdom (BA 93) Executive Editor Jim Urbanek II (BA 97) jim@olemissalumni.com Associate Editor and Advertising Director Annie Rhoades (BBA 07, MBA 09) annie@olemissalumni.com Contributing Editors Mitchell Diggs (BSJ 82) Benita Whitehorn Art Director Amy Howell Contributors Kathryn Albritton (BS 21), Kevin Bain (BA 98), Anne Cafer, Stella Connell, Ruth Cummins (BA 82), Carter Diggs, Jay Ferchaud, Thomas Graning (BAJ 17), Robert Jordan (BA 83, MA 90), Mary Stanton Knight (BA 00, MA 13, MFA 19), Joshua McCoy (13), Bruce Newman (BA 86), Jon Scott (BA 82), Edwin B. Smith (BA 80, MA 93), Christina Steube (BAJ 11, MA 16, MA 18), Shea Stewart (BA 00), Christina Streeter, Michael Taplin, Whitney Tarpy (BA 09), Melanie Thortis Officers of the University of Mississippi Alumni Association Lampkin Butts (BBA 73) president Dr. Bob Warner (BA 79, MD 83) president-elect Bill Reed (BA 72, JD 77) vice president Johnny Maloney (BBA 78) athletics committee member Candie Simmons (BBA 02, MBA 15) athletics committee member Alumni Affairs Staff, Oxford Kirk Purdom (BA 93), executive director Joseph Baumbaugh, systems analyst III Sunny Brown (BSFCS 09, MA 11), assistant director Clay Cavett (BBA 86), associate director, campaigns and special projects Junae Johnson (BBA 15), assistant director Brian Maxcy (BA 00), assistant director Steve Mullen (BA 92), assistant director for marketing Annie Rhoades (BBA 07, MBA 09), assistant director for communications Scott Thompson (BA 97, MA 08), associate director, engagement Jim Urbanek (BA 97), associate director, communications and marketing Rusty Woods (BBA 01), associate director for information services The Ole Miss Alumni Review (USPS 561-870) is published quarterly by the Ole Miss Alumni Association and the Office of Alumni Affairs.

Alumni Association offices are located at Triplett Alumni Center, 651 Grove Loop, University, MS 38677.

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C hancellor from the

Dear Alumni and Friends,

We are on the cusp of an amazing fall in Oxford with a full return of campus life to pre-COVID operations, including tailgating in the Grove and winning in the Vaught! Part of our enthusiasm lies in welcoming the Ole Miss Class of 2025 to our community. We’re excited about our projected freshman and transfer student enrollment, and the momentum heading into fall 2021 is tangible.

Momentum has been building all summer. Five former Ole Miss athletes made the U.S. Olympic Team across a range of events to represent our country at the Summer Games in Tokyo. And how about our Ole Miss women’s golf team and their 2021 NCAA Division I Championship? Congratulations to the coaching staff and the entire team — they represented us with poise and great sportsmanship and made our entire university proud!

The triumph of Ole Miss women’s golf contributed to one of the most successful allaround sports seasons in the university’s history. Ole Miss athletics finished 22nd in the final 2020-21 Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup standings — our highest finish ever. Of Ole Miss’ 18 varsity sports, 17 advanced to the postseason. The ranking marks the highest finish ever for a Mississippi school by a wide margin, with the previous best being the Rebels’ No. 38 rank following the 2017-18 campaign.

Some more good news is how we continue to enhance support of our veteran and military-connected students. We ranked No. 21 in the nation in the Military Times “Best for Vets: Colleges 2021 Rankings,” which places us second among SEC universities. Congrats to Andrew Newby, the university’s assistant director for veterans and military services, for being selected as a George W. Bush Institute Scholar for the Bush Presidential Center’s Veteran Leadership Program. This prestigious fellowship is quite an honor and will help take the remarkable efforts of our Veteran and Military Services team to new heights.

We celebrated 862 new graduates from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

These students, who earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the Medical Center’s six schools, represent a new generation of health care providers, researchers and leaders in their communities. The future is bright for a healthier Mississippi!

On a final note, I want to share that the undergraduate admissions application for fall 2022 entry is open. Please encourage students near and far to visit olemiss.edu/apply to apply for admission so they can begin to build their legacies at Ole Miss and make their families and all of us proud!

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As I reflect on my year as president of the Ole Miss Alumni Association, I realize there are so many positive things that have occurred in the history of the University of Mississippi, which encourages me about our future and the things we have yet to accomplish. Recently, we have had moments and milestones to celebrate in academics, athletics, student enrollment and fundraising.

These accomplishments are the product of much hard work and dedication, and I want to thank Chancellor Glenn Boyce and Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter for their leadership and the success we have achieved in 2021. For me, the highlights include winning the Egg Bowl, winning the Oxford Regional in baseball, our women’s golf team being named 2021 NCAA Champions, our rifle team finishing third in the nation and the Learfield IMG College Directors’ Cup ranking of No. 22 (we have never been higher than 38th).

With the momentum we have created in the last year, I am excited about the upcoming football season and having the opportunity to celebrate in VaughtHemingway Stadium filled with Ole Miss Rebel fans. I encourage you to order your season tickets and join us in Atlanta for the kickoff of the 2021 season as the Rebels play Louisville.

During Rebel Road Trip this year, I had the privilege of meeting three of our Ole Miss head coaches, Lane Kiffin, Kermit Davis and Yolett McPhee-McCuin. These three leaders inspire confidence in me that our football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball teams are poised for success, and I look forward to watching them achieve those goals.

Serving our alumni and our great university this past year has been both an honor and a privilege, and I appreciate your trust in me to lead the Association through challenging times associated with the pandemic. Executive Director Kirk Purdom and his staff have been very productive and efficient to work with, and I commend them for their support and assistance behind the scenes. I would be remiss if I did not also thank the Alumni Association’s board of directors and executive committee for their work and support throughout the year.

As my term as president comes to a close, I am reminded of our Association’s mission statement, which is to strengthen the university through quality programs and services that enhance communication and build mutually beneficial relationships among our alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students. Before serving as president, I did not fully understand how much work goes into providing quality programs and services for the people of our university, but I now know and appreciate all that this Association does to build relationships. I hope that we have fulfilled our Association’s mission to its fullest over the past year, and I know Dr. Bob Warner, our next president of the Ole Miss Alumni Association, will continue that long-standing tradition.

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Sound Choice

UM PHYSICS PROFESSOR LANDS TOP ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA AWARD

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years, during the society’s Plenary Session and Awards Ceremony on June 4.

“It is difficult to fully capture Dr. Likun Zhang’s impact on the acoustics and scientific community; however, I believe it is clear that, even at this early stage of his career, he has made significant

He earned his doctorate in physics at Washington State University, studying under Philip Marston.

His work at Wash i ng ton St ate University earned him the Frederick V. Hunt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Acoustics from the Acoustical Society Photo by Shea Stewart

University of Mississippi physics professor received a prominent award for his contributions to the field of acoustics.

Likun Zhang, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and researcher at the National Center for Physical Acoustics, or NCPA, was bestowed the R. Bruce Lindsay Award from the Acoustical Society of America during its recent 180th meeting.

The award is presented each spring to a society member who has contributed substantially, through published papers, to the advancement of theoretical or applied acoustics, or both.

The award cit at ion note d t hat Zhang was receiving the honor for his contributions “to the understanding of radiation pressure, acoustofluidics and the interaction between fluid flows and acoustic fields.”

“To me, the award recognizes the work I have accomplished with all the collaborators I have had the pleasure of working with,” says Zhang, who joined the university in 2016. “More importantly, the award shall encourage me to continue high-quality work because of the distinguished prior recipients, who have made numerous contributions to acoustics.”

Founded in 1929, the Acoustical Society of America is the premier international scientific society devoted to the science and technology of sound.

The society’s membership includes more than 7,500 leaders in the field of acoustics around the world.

Zhang received the award, which is presented to an early career member who received a terminal degree in the last 10

UM physics professor Likun Zhang (right) recently earned the R. Bruce Lindsay Award from the Acoustical Society of America. Part of Zhang's research involves work with physics professor Joel Mobley (left) and postdoctoral research associate Robert Lirette that sonically captures a droplet and moves it without any direct or mechanical contact, using only acoustic waves.

contributions,” says Josh Gladden, UM vice chancellor for research and sponsored programs and the society’s new vice president. “I look forward to watching his growth in the coming years and trying to keep up with his rapidly developing research program.”

A native of Quanzhou City, China, Zhang earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in acoustics at Nanjing University.

of America, which he used to study with Harry Swinney at the University of Texas.

Since joining the university in 2016 and establishing his research home in NCPA, Zhang has busied himself with teaching, research and service, while also being a mentor to younger scientists, including postdoctoral fellows, doctoral students, graduate and undergraduate students, and visiting scholars.

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Emphasis on Outcomes

UMMC’S TRANSCATHETER VALVE CENTER RECEIVES NATIONAL ACCOLADE

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ventricle and eventually leading to heart failure and possibly sudden death.

“Every year it began to change more, and they said something would need to be done,” Bishop says of her aortic stenosis, which mostly leads to symptoms of chest pain, shortness of breath and can eventually lead to heart failure and sudden death if not treated. “My breath got shorter. I couldn’t do the work at home that I was used to. One of the doctors said I might live two years if I didn’t get anything done.”

But then, her cousin Eugene Bishop, who’d had TAVR at the Medical Center, reached out to her. So did her grandson’s wife, Brandi Reid, a registered cardiology interventional technologist in UMMC’s University Heart adult cardiac catheterization laboratory.

Ashley performed Eugene Bishop’s TAVR in August 2020 after his symptoms, combined with his congestive heart failure Photo by Melanie Thortis

he state’s first and only Transcatheter Valve Center is both saving lives and restoring quality of life for University of Mississippi Medical Center patients whose aortic valve has narrowed, restricting blood flow and putting them at risk of heart failure or sudden death.

UMMC recently earned center accreditation from the American College of Cardiology. The distinction speaks volumes for the Medical Center’s transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, program, says Dr. Kellan Ashley (BSPh 98, MD 02), an interventional cardiologist and associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases.

“This accreditation has only been offered for the last couple of years,” she says. “We decided to seek it because the American College of Cardiology sets forth many standards and expectations for TAVR programs. They expect programs to take a multidisciplinary team approach, and they put a lot of emphasis on outcomes.

“I like to say, ‘Have as high expectations as possible, and expect perfection or as close to it as possible,’” Ashley says.

“Their expectations are that we be very proactive. This accreditation shows that we do all those things, and we hold ourselves to the same standards.”

TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure performed at University Heart. Similar to a stent placed in an artery, it calls for a tiny, fully collapsible device to be passed through a catheter to the damaged valve, where it pushes leaflets on the valve out of the way. The replacement valve then becomes the means for correcting and regulating blood flow in the artery.

The Medical Center performed its first TAVR in 2014 and its 100th in 2018. The procedure helps patients of all ages, but gives those over 70 the added benefit of it being minimally invasive.

That group includes a pair of cousins, Betty Bishop of Winona and Eugene Bishop of Pearl. It was only after her 2005 retirement from a 30-year career as an operating room tech that Betty Bishop had the first sign of an aortic valve defect: She had trouble walking two miles a day, with a friend, at her local Baptist church gym.

She visited her doctor in Winona and got an unexpected question.

“She asked me if anyone had ever told me I had a heart murmur,” says Bishop, 81. “I said, ‘No. No one has.’”

The physician sent her to a nearby cardiologist who diagnosed her with the defect in her aortic valve, which separates the left ventricle from the aorta, which eventually leads to all arteries of the body. The valve opens so that blood can leave the heart through the aorta, but in Bishop’s case, the valve opening was becoming narrower, restricting the flow of blood.

The condition can be triggered by the buildup of fatty substances and cholesterol deposits, putting stress on the left

Dr. Kellan Ashley talks with Betty Bishop, a TAVR patient, while Karol Black, a diagnostic sonographer, performs an echocardiogram during a June 4 follow-up visit.

challenges, became severe. Ashley leads the Medical Center’s TAVR program, with Amy Lemly serving as nurse practitioner for the valve program and Kaitlyn Young serving as the valve program’s registered nurse coordinator.

Because the TAVR device is installed via a catheter in the groin, the procedure is much less complicated and risky than the former go-to of open-heart surgery, and patients generally go home the next day.

A month and a half after TAVR, Betty Bishop says, “I’m better, and I’m ready to feel even better. Each week, I can really see a difference.”

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Ideas and Opportunities KHAYAT LECTURE SERIES ANNOUNCED

about societal needs.”

Details of the first lecture for the UM community, set for Nov. 2, will be announced soon. Those invited to appear in the series will share their knowledge of a particular topic, their unique experiences and, perhaps, reflect on the council’s philanthropic nature.

“The council’s mission is to create caring and ethical leaders who, ultimately, will be change agents helping to

Photo by Mary Stanton Knight

nspirational ideas, fresh perspectives and unique insights will be shared with University of Mississippi students and the larger community as a result of the new Robert C. Khayat Lecture Series, which the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy launches this fall.

By bringing renowned cross-cultural leaders, entrepreneurs and philanthropists to the Oxford campus, the Khayat Lecture Series creates opportunities for

UM Chancellor Emeritus Robert C. Khayat (left) chats with singer-songwriter Amy Grant, of Nashville, who performed as part of a lecture series announcement, and Karen Moore, an active member of the Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy. Khayat is being honored with the naming of a universitywide, thought-provoking lecture series sponsored by the council.

these speakers to share ideas and experiences and “cultivate a more expansive mindset” among students and other community members, says Karen Moore (BS 82), of Nashville, Tennessee, a UM alumna and OMWC active member and former chair.

“The Ole Miss Women’s Council wants students to view the world through a more philanthropic lens,” she says. “The speakers we will host will hopefully inspire students and other audience members through thoughtprovoking topics and conversations 8

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accomplish this goal,” OMWC chair Liz Randall (BBA 03, MBA 05) adds.

“With the addition of the Robert C. Khayat Lecture Series, we will have a world-class series securing incredible personalities to speak on campus for the benefit of our OMWC scholars and all UM students, as well as all segments of the university, which include our faculty, staff and the community,” she says.

Given the noble purpose of the lecture series, the organizers unanimously agreed to name the initiative in honor of Chancellor Emeritus Robert C. Khayat

(BAEd 61, JD 66). Khayat was chancellor when Ellen Rolfes, an academic fundraiser for the university, developed the idea for the council and worked closely with him and Vice Chancellor Emerita Gloria Kellum to launch the celebrated scholarship program.

Khayat continues to be a source of support and encouragement to the council, calling its scholarships some of the most “innovative in the nation.”

“The three primary components of the OMWC program are leadership, mentorship and philanthropy,” Moore says. “No one better exemplifies these attributes than Robert Khayat.”

While he is “enormously grateful” for the honor, Khayat says, “The true honorees are those who support the university’s students, fund scholarships and work so hard to ensure tomorrow is even better than today.

“Creating a lecture series aimed at improving the lives of others is reflective of all the efforts of this phenomenal organization. What the Women’s Council has become is truly remarkable. The women who organized it are still active, the program has grown, the endowment has grown, and the success has been exceptional.”

The Robert C. Khayat Lecture Series is part of the OMWC’s Global Leadership Circle, an international studies and internship initiative. While the GLC raises funds to enable students to expand their horizons by studying abroad and obtaining rewarding national and international internships, the lecture series is a way to bring similar experiences to community members who may not otherwise have those opportunities.

Those who would like to support the series will be able to buy tickets to one lecture, a series of related speakers and/ or topics, or the whole season of lectures.

The series also can be supported by sponsorships or financial pledges to the program.

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Making Experience Count UM SCHOOL OF LAW ANNOUNCES 2021 BUSINESS LAW FELLOWS

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he University of Mississippi School of Law has selected nine students to participate in the 2021 Business Law Fellowship program.

This year’s business law fellows are Carter Babaz, Chandler Coleman (MTDA 20), Le’Ronda Gates, Daniel Ginn, Zach Ishee, Teresa Jones (BA 14), Tanya McGill, Margaret Pitts and Garner Vance (BSChE 17).

The program allows first-year law students who are interested in business and corporate law an opportunity to spend the summer in general counsel offices and other departments of some of the nation’s leading companies.

Carter Babaz

Chandler Coleman

Daniel Ginn

Zach Ishee

Tanya McGill

Margaret Pitts

“We are so incredibly proud of our unique Business Law Fellowship program,” says Susan Duncan, the school’s dean. “It typically takes someone years of practice in the legal profession before they are able to gain corporate experience.

“We are grateful to our corporate partners for extending this opportunity of invaluable experience to some of our top students. This is just another way we strive at UM law to ensure our graduates are practice-ready when they enter the profession.”

Previous corporate participants have included FedEx, C Spire, International Paper and Entergy Mississippi.

“I pursued the Business L aw Fellowship because I wanted the opportunity to gain experiences in the dayto-day operations and responsibilities of in-house counsel for a major corporation,” Jones says.

“As a fellow, the BLF has provided me with the chance to learn directly from leading corporate counsels and to Le’Ronda Gates clerk at both a top firm in the state and at a Fortune 500 company.”

The students were selected from a competitive interview and essay process. Besides spending a summer working for a major company, business law fellows also take advanced business courses, including Corporations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Law Writing, and Accounting for Teresa Jones Lawyers.

“The fellowship presents a unique opportunity to learn directly from professionals in the corporate law field,” Pitts says. “It also allows me the chance to incorporate my business background into my legal education.

“The BLF has provided me with both of these experiences as I have worked in-house at C Spire this summer.”

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COLLECTION COVERS SPACE EXPLORATION VIA MISSISSIPPI With examples from the 18th to the 21st centuries, the exhibition examines early efforts to track planets and stars and the politics of the space race, as well as the creative imagination of musicians, artists and writers. Science fiction publications include two 1950s paperbacks on loan from William Faulkner’s personal library at Rowan Oak. Visitors also can examine the history of astronomical research and instruction at Ole Miss via handwritten accounts of the Great Comet of 1874 as well as a celestial navigation instrument acquired by Chancellor F.A.P. Barnard before the Civil War, on loan from the UM Museum.

“Space: Exploring the Final Frontier in the Archives” is open by appointment through November. Contact archivesdept@olemiss.

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he Department of Archives and Special Collections at the University of Mississippi presents “Space: Exploring the Final Frontier in the Archives,” an exhibit that will remain open through November.

Housed on the third floor of the J.D. Williams Library, the exhibit features a wide array of materials and topics, including the 1973 Pascagoula UFO sighting, paintings by primitive artist Howard Finster, rare astronomy books from earlier centuries and historical items that document Mississippi connections to the space program.

“Space has been, and still is, a vast frontier of the unknown which has encouraged human exploration through both science and the arts,” says Leigh McWhite, a UM archivist who is curating the exhibit.

Several items in the exhibit explore the history of astronomical research and instruction at the university.

edu for reservations and more information.

For a preview of selected items on display, watch a video trailer of the exhibit at egrove.olemiss.edu/spe_exhibits/3.

Stepping In

DONNA STRUM NAMED INTERIM DEAN OF UM SCHOOL OF PHARMACY onna Strum (BSPh 95, MS 97, chancellor for academic affairs. “She has PhD 99), associate provost and distinguished herself as a trusted and professor of pharmacy adminis- respected leader and administrator. tration at the University of Mississippi, is “I truly appreciate Dr. Strum’s serving as interim dean of the School of willingness to take on this important Pharmacy and executive director responsibility.” of the Research Institute of Strum received three Pharmaceutical Sciences, degrees from the university, effective July 1. including a doctorate in Strum steps in pharmacy administrafor Dean David D. tion in 1999. After Allen, who has been eight years on the named president faculty for the Colof the University lege of Pharmacy of Health Sciences at the University of and Pharmac y in Arkansas Medical St. Louis. A national Sciences, she returned search for the permato Ole Miss in 2008 as nent position will begin chair and professor in the s o on, w it h t he s e arch Department of Pharmacy committee being finalized in Administration.

Donna Strum the coming weeks.

In 2017, she was appointed “Dr. Strum is an accomplished to her role in the Office of the Provost, and respected scholar with a national where she oversees a wide variety of reputation in pharmacy,” says Noel faculty, student and administrative matWilkin, UM provost and executive vice ters, such as academic budget, student 10

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retention and human resource issues.

“I am humbled and honored for the opportunity to lead one of the nation’s best pharmacy schools,” Strum says.

“Dean Allen provided exceptional leadership over the last nine years, and I believe that our students, faculty, staff and researchers will continue to build on that strong foundation.”

D u r i ng h e r st i nt a s ph ar m a c y administration chair, she assisted in restructuring the graduate curriculum, as well as helping the department win the university’s Excellence in Promoting Inclusiveness in Graduate Education award.

She was recognized with the 2015 Duncan Neuhauser Award from the Academy for Healthcare Improvement and the school’s 2016 Faculty Instructional Innovations Award for her role in creating and implementing the teaching tool Educating Pharmacists in Quality, or EPIQ. The resource trains pharmacists and student pharmacists to measure and improve quality in pharmacy care.

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Dual Degrees

UM SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, RUST COLLEGE PARTNER FOR NEW PROGRAM

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It was serendipity that sparked this partnership.

Marni Kendricks (BE 90, BSCvE 04, MSESC 10), assistant dean at the School of Engineering, met with Rust College’s baseball coach Stanley Stubbs last year to discuss an engineering student project for the college’s athletics facilities. As they were talking, a potential student called Stubbs asking if the college had an engineering program; he was keen to attend

with Kendricks to develop the curriculum.

“We have been intentional in setting up this program,” Treadwell says. “Rust students are taking engineering classes at Ole Miss by their sophomore year.

That introduces them to engineering students, faculty and campus early on.”

Integral to this work was Donald Cole, math professor at Rust and professor emeritus at Ole Miss. His knowledge of both institutions and his passion for Photo courtesy of Rust College

ith a new dual-degree program, students can pursue mathematics at Rust College for three years and follow up with two years at the University of Mississippi School of Engineering.

Four tracks are included in this partnership: biomedical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering and mechanical engineering. Successful students graduate with a degree in mathematics from Rust and an engineering degree from Ole Miss.

Students get the best of both worlds with this arrangement, Rust College President Ivy R. Taylor says.

“We are grateful and excited about this new partnership with Ole Miss School of Engineering, which expands offerings and opportunities for Rust College students,” Taylor says. “Engineering is a strong career field that needs more diversity, and our Rust College students can now benefit from the small, supportive environment at Rust for three years and the strong engineering program at Ole Miss for two years.

“We will incre as e t he pip eline of Black engineers for business and industry and increase diversity at the state’s flagship institution through this innovative partnership. I appreciate everyone who worked to make this a reality.”

UM Chancellor Glenn B oyce (BAEd 81, EdD 96) also hailed the collaboration.

“This outstanding partnership with Rust College is an important initiative to produce more STEM majors, which will have a distinct impact on our state and region,” he says. “This collaboration is especially notable between Mississippi’s oldest historically Black college and the state’s oldest engineering school.

“I’m excited to see how this program will provide students more options and opportunities as well as prepare them to succeed and thrive in their careers and in leadership roles.”

Officials from the University of Mississippi and Rust College announce a partnership for a dual-degree program in which students will pursue mathematics at Rust for three years and follow up with two years at UM’s School of Engineering. UM Chancellor Glenn Boyce (front left) and Rust College President Ivy R. Taylor (front right) celebrate the new partnership on June 1, along with (back row, from left) Dartell Treadwell, Marni Kendricks, Doris Ward, Dave Puleo and Noel Wilkin.

Rust but wanted to study engineering.

That got the ball rolling. Officials at Rust’s Division of Science and Mathematics and UM’s School of Engineering spent the next six months working to integrate the degree course plans so that students could meet all requirements within five years.

“A degree in mathematics from a historic liberal arts institution, an engineering degree and a paid engineering internship, all within five years, makes for a graduate ready to go make the world a better place,” Kendricks says.

Dartell Treadwell, vice president of student engagement at Rust, worked closely

inclusive education, especially with STEM subjects, streamlined the process.

UM engineering Dean Dave Puleo stresses the wider benefit of this program.

“Engineering will solve many of the great challenges of the 21st century: health care, climate change, infrastructure and more,” Puleo says. “A goal of this partnership with Rust is to create a more diverse group of young engineers, who bring a variety of backgrounds and experiences to create innovative solutions.”

The dual-degree program will be available to students beginning in fall 2021.

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The Ole Miss MBA Case Team took first place at the Southeastern Conference MBA Case Competition, which was conducted virtually this year.

The team is Andrew Raspo (left), Haley Young, Lauren Cherep and Drew Johnson.

Winning under Pressure

OLE MISS WINS SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE MBA CASE COMPETITION

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he University of Mississippi won first place in the eighth Southeastern Conference MBA Case Competition, conducted virtually for the first time in SEC history and facilitated by the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business at Auburn University.

The winning team is Lauren Cherep, of Chicago; Drew Johnson, of Monroe, Louisiana; Andrew Raspo, of Modesto, California; and Haley Young, of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Walter Davis, professor of management and faculty director of the university’s MBA program, advises the Ole Miss team, which captured its first-ever SEC competition championship.

“I almost didn’t believe my eyes when I saw our names on the first-place slide because the moment was so surreal,” Young says. “Gaining recognition for an event like this is special, and knowing all of our hard work paid off is a feeling like no other.”

The competition spanned three days in April and began with the four-person teams being randomly drawn into four divisions on Thursday evening. On Friday morning, a representative from Aflac Inc., the case company, presented a real-world challenge to the students, who then had about 24 hours to outline an approach to the challenge while also organizing a related presentation.

“The competition was like procrastinating on level 1,000,” Cherep says. “You had to work under pressure with little to no breaks.

“Although it was stressful, I enjoyed the fact that I was able to work under the pressure. Honestly, I did not realize my own ability to get such a well-done presentation finished in less than 24 hours.”

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Senior executives from Aflac, including Frederick J. Crawford, president and COO, made up the judging panels.

The judges considered each presentation, and the top four teams advanced to the finals on Saturday afternoon. The panel was truly impressed by all the teams, says Michael DeVore, vice president for corporate development at Aflac and a leading coordinator with Auburn.

“My favorite part of the competition was the Q&A following our presentations,” Raspo says. “It was really cool to answer questions and talk to the high-level executives from Aflac.”

Although team advisers were not able to communicate with their students after the case was presented, they observed the presentations and were able to offer support and suggestions for improvement after the competition concluded.

“I was elated to hear our team won, and this is a great honor for the Ole Miss MBA program,” Davis says. “The team devoted a lot of time and energy to preparing for the competition, and I was excited to work with them.

“This is a great experience for our students, as it gives them an opportunity to develop and exercise the creative and analytical skills that will be so important to their professional careers.”

Last year’s winner, the University of Alabama, finished second this year, followed by the universities of Kentucky and Tennessee.

The SEC MBA Case Competition began in 2013 and provides a high-level experiential learning opportunity for SEC business schools to showcase their students’ skills at solving simulated or real-world problems. The 2022 competition is scheduled for the University of Kentucky.

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A Deeper Look into War

NEW CLASS ROOTED IN LITERATURE, VETERANS’ REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY While “The Odyssey” tells the story of Greek hero Odysseus and his 10-year struggle to return to his home kingdom following the Trojan War, The White Donkey portrays the experience of a Marine in the Iraq War and the frustrations of returning home to civilian life.

“We are looking at the ever-changing, never-changing aspects of war and conflict,” Newby says. “To explore how a text from 700 B.C., when ‘The Odyssey’ was written, describes the same things as when a veteran in 2020 is trying to come home but doesn’t come home all the way.”

Although COVID-19 curtailed the community outreach initially planned for the course, the class lived up to expectations, Pasco-Pranger says.

“Our students have been brave and generous in sharing their experiences and listening to one another and to the voices of authors ancient and contemporary,” she says. “We’ve had frank and powerful conversations about the ways war shapes and transforms human lives, both for veterans and for their families.

“My wish for this course is that it creates a relationship between the students, the community and the Office of Veteran and Military Services, so that these conversations around the experience of war can continue to take place.”

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s war an aberration or an integral part of the human experience?

That question lies at the center of LIBA 305: Humanities and the Experience of War, a new class that debuted this spring at the University of Mississippi.

Molly Pasco-Pranger, professor and chair of the UM Department of Classics, and Andrew Newby, assistant director of veteran and military services, co-taught the course this spring.

“We wanted to examine the different problems that arise upon the homecoming and reintegration of soldiers into society, examining the perspectives of both soldiers and civilians,” Pasco-Pranger says.

Newby, a Marine veteran, and Pasco-Pranger began collaborating on a joint vision to unify student veterans and nonveterans on the Ole Miss campus. Their class is the first to put the imprimatur of the university’s Office of Veteran and Military Services on a course in the liberal arts curriculum.

The key texts for the course are nearly three millennia apart but similarly themed: Homer’s ancient Greek epic poem “The Odyssey” and a graphic novel, The White Donkey, by Maximilian Uriarte, an American artist and writer who served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Molly Pasco-Pranger (left), professor and chair of the University of Mississippi Department of Classics, and Andrew Newby (right), assistant director of veteran and military services, co-taught a new course on Humanities and the Experience of War this spring at the university.

Participants include (from left) Beau Roddy, Julian Spain-Ledezma, Jake Riffe and Nolan Oglesby.

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Wobbling the Universe’s Foundations EXPERIMENT FINDS STRONG EVIDENCE OF UNDISCOVERED PARTICLES, FORCES

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niversity of Mississippi researchers are playing a key role in a groundbreaking search for undiscovered forms of matter and energy that could unlock an exciting new era of physics.

On April 7, researchers working at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois announced that their exploration of a tiny subatomic particle called a muon showed the fundamental particle behaving in a way not predicted by the Standard Model of particle physics. A potential explanation for this discrepancy between the theory and experiment is the existence of undiscovered particles or forces.

Breese Quinn, a professor of physics and astronomy at UM, leads a group of physicists involved in this effort, which produced the first results from the Muon g-2 experiment, in which beams of muons are propelled through a ring of intense magnetic fields to study the particle’s rotation or wobble.

“This has been the single most anticipated result in all of particle physics over

the last several years, because for two physics has been one of the most sucdecades we have waited to find out if cessful theories in the history of science,” the g-2 discrepancy will break the Stan- Quinn says. “It has correctly predicted and dard Model and lead to a real described a tremendous variety of discovery of new physics,” phenomena for 50 years. says Quinn of the theory “Although it doesn’t developed in the 1970s cover all physics, up to that describes how now, essentially everythe universe’s basic thing it does contain building blocks and has been described fundamental forces successfully — the are related to each Standard Model has other. yet to be ‘broken.’

“The result conThis result represents firms that discrepancy the strongest evidence and gives us much more we have to date of a confidence that we have significant discrepancy truly found something new.” between particle physics The new data, combined theory and experiment, of a real Breese Quinn with results from an experiment crack in the Standard Model.” at Brookhaven National Laboratory Quinn is a principal investigator in New York that concluded in 2001, involved in the Muon g-2 experiment is corroboration that the best theo- at Fermilab that includes more than 200 retical model of the subatomic world is scientists in an international collaboraincomplete. tion among dozens of labs and universi“The Standard Model of particle ties in seven countries.

Other Ole Miss researchers involved in the Muon g-2 group include Jason Crnkovic, a postdoctoral research associate working at Fermilab; Meghna Bhattacharya (PhD 21), Jenny Holzbauer and Alex Keshavarzi, former UM postdoctoral research associates; and Wanwei Wu (MS 15, PhD 18).

Muons occur naturally when cosmic rays strike the Earth’s atmosphere, and Fermilab’s particle accelerators also can produce them in large numbers.

The particles act as though they have a tiny internal magnet, and when accelerated through the lab’s 50-foot ring of magnetic fields, the direction of the muon’s magnet precesses, or wobbles, much like the axis of a spinning top on a table. The rate of this wobble can be calculated with ultra-high precision.

The core component of the Muon g-2 experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory As the muons circulate in the Muon is a 50-foot superconducting electromagnet. When muons orbit around the storage ring at nearly g-2 magnet, the Standard Model predicts the speed of light, they interact with the magnetic field and the quantum fields of the vacuum.

Scientists are using the experiment to search for hidden particles and forces.

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sun, but it will be new to us, and it is our job to go find it and learn how it works.”

As this search for undiscovered particles or forces moves forward, the knowledge and work of young researchers such as Bhattacharya will continue to help push the boundaries of physics.

“This is a very exciting time as we see the first result from the Fermilab Muon g-2 experiment,” says Bhattacharya, whose future research will further explore high-energy physics. “This was a great experience, a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be involved as a graduate student in such an important, groundbreaking effort.

“Scientists are trying to explore

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this rate, but the data released on April 7 hints at additional forces or particles not accounted for by the Standard Model tweaking this rate.

“We know that the Standard Model is an incomplete theory,” Quinn says.

“Among other things, the Standard Model does not include dark matter, does not explain the accelerating expansion of the universe, and does not fully account for the asymmetry between matter and antimatter.

“Therefore, we know there is new physics lying beyond the Standard Model that we do not understand, causing real effects in our universe. That physics may be nothing new under the

A group of Muon g-2 experiment particle storage rings at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

the frontier of knowledge, and the g-2 experiment could be a steppingstone towards answering the fundamental questions we have.”

UM STUDENT SELECTED AS NATIONAL LAMBDA SIGMA REPRESENTATIVE

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University of Mississippi junior has been selected to serve as a She booked speakers, planned and led bimonthly meetings, national student representative for Lambda Sigma, a national and communicated with chapter adviser Jacob Ferguson and honor society for sophomores.

Lambda Sigma nationals.

Margaret “Maggie” Walker, a dual public policy leadership “As I approached the end of my tenure as president of the Iota Chapand integrated marketing communications major from ter, I found myself never wanting the experience to end,” Walker Suwanee, Georgia, was chosen to be the primary says. “Seeing the passion and impact of our Iota Chapter liaison between the national board and all Lambda was beyond inspiring. Serving as a student representaSigma presidents. tive means I can aid in fostering this shared passion She will be in charge of facilitating comfor change throughout the country.” munication among and between the chapter Walker says the organization has influenced presidents, as well as assisting with the her immensely on a local level, and that she coordination of the presidents conferences. can only imagine how these service, leadership As a voting member of the national board, and fellowship experiences will affect her on a Walker will participate in the discussion and national level over the next two years. decision-making processes.

“Serving this chapter has opened my eyes “I am immensely honored to have been to the power student leaders have when they chosen to serve Lambda Sigma as a national come together for a shared vision of service,” student representative,” says Walker, who will Walker says. “Not only have I been able to facilitate serve for two years, attend two summer board meetservice initiatives and assist our members in catalyzings and two fall presidents conferences. ing community change, but I have been able to connect Maggie Walker “I look forward to embracing the opportunities to with our member’s passions, stories and aspirations.” connect with students and adults alike that share an enthusiasm for Walker has been a model president and will represent the fellowship, scholarship and service. I know that these connections university well as a student representative, Ferguson says. will be ones of depth and longevity.”

“Maggie made my job as adviser easy because I could always A Stamps scholar, Walker is a member of the Sally McDonnell count on her to take initiative, make plans and execute meetings, Barksdale Honors College and the Trent Lott Leadership Institute. service opportunities and her presidential duties,” says Ferguson, As president of the university’s Iota Chapter of Lambda Sigma, an admissions counselor with the School of Education. “This was Walker’s primary responsibility was to facilitate effective commu- even more impressive considering that Maggie and the executive nication with the rest of the executive board and the chapter as a board had to juggle COVID-19 restrictions, hybrid meetings and whole, and to ensure the mission of Lambda Sigma was advanced. limited in-person service opportunities.”

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Proactive Protection

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER CREATES CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM

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The team offers a variety of services, workshops and training materials to help small businesses find their footing in a delicate new environment, including business counseling that covers a range of topics.

“The core of our program is to build knowledge with our clients,” Templeton says. “The best way to solve a problem is to make sure it doesn’t have to happen in the first place.”

Clients can register for business counseling with the SBDC Cybersecu-

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hroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have had to increasingly rely on digital methods to store information, communicate with employees and conduct their work.

Whether this means more reliance on computers at the office or at home, a side effect is that businesses have opened themselves to countless new security risks, as evidenced by recent high-profile cyberattacks on the oil and gas and meat industries.

The team at the SBDC Cybersecurity center at Mississippi State University includes (from left) Chip Templeton, director of the MSU Small Business Development Center, and business counselors for cybersecurity DeMarcus Thomas and Melissa Hannis. The program is offered through the Mississippi Small Business Development Center, headquartered at the University of Mississippi.

To help ease the burden on small and growing businesses, the Mississippi Small Business Development Center, headquartered at the University of Mississippi, has partnered with Mississippi State University to create the SBDC Cybersecurity program. The team lead will be Chip Templeton, director of the MSU center. Also assisting in the project are DeMarcus Thomas and Melissa Hannis, both business counselors for cybersecurity.

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rity team regarding a variety of topics.

Common threats such as ransomware, phishing, email spoofing and brute force attacks are among the topics the staff at SBDC Cybersecurity can help train small businesses to combat.

Templeton’s team uses the North Star Cybersecurity Maturity Model, a system that adapts the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification developed by the Department of Defense for broader use of all businesses, from the

America’s Small Business Development Center, the national association for small business development centers, as a focus in much of its training and instruction.

The model consists of five levels, correlating to the sensitivity of information and the rigor involved in protecting it.

With each level, the team instructs companies in 171 practices that can be used to strengthen the safety of their data.

For those looking for immediate hands-on instruction, SBDC Cybersecurity is hosting a series of workshops to teach businesses the principles of CMM level 1. The workshops are available on demand on the Mississippi SBDC website, mississippisbdc.org.

“By letting businesses come to us, we hope to reduce the risks that can come with investing in cybersecurity,” Templeton says.

Obtaining effective cybersecurity, especially in the online environment the pandemic has put businesses in, can come with an overwhelming number of choices and directions. Different issues can call for different solutions, and making the wrong decision can lead to more money being spent down the road that could go to other parts of one’s business.

“There is no greater threat to small businesses than weak cybersecurity,” says Sharon Nichols, state director of the Mississippi SBDC. “The Mississippi SBDC is here to help business owners safeguard their data and systems, and assist them with developing a plan going forward.

“We are excited to collaborate with Mississippi State University to offer this valuable service at no cost to the businesses of our state.”

Through education in the various aspects of cybersecurity and individual counseling, SBDC Cybersecurity hopes to make these decisions safer, easier and more effective for small businesses throughout the state.

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New Graduate Program

APPLIED SCIENCES LAUNCHES ONLINE MASTER’S DEGREE IN SPORT ANALYTICS

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he Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management at the University of Mississippi is rolling out its newest graduate program this fall, a Master of Science in Sport Analytics.

The program is a one-year, fully online curriculum with two emphasis areas: sport performance and sport business.

The online master’s program is designed to enhance knowledge, skills and competencies in data acquisition, management, analysis and evaluation in sport. It combines practical and research-based skills to allow students to develop in their selected area.

“Students receiving the M.S. in Sport Analytics will be trained for analytical positions in sport business or sport performance areas,” says Minsoo Kang, professor of health, exercise science and recreation management and the department’s chair. “This includes collegiate and professional sports teams, sports marketing agencies, media companies, sports betting companies, sport science, and strength and conditioning/human performance.”

The coursework will prepare professionals with strong practical skills in analytics, focusing on measurement and statistical modeling, and big data analytics in sport.

The market overview for sport analytics indicates high growth for degree completion and projected employment. The growth rate in Mississippi for sport analytics and similar programs is 16%, compared to 11.3% across the Southeast and 15.6% nationally.

Employment growth will be driven by demand for better predictive insights across the sports and entertainment industry, including competitive analysis, scouting decisions, athletic performance and optimization, and sports betting.

The sport analytics market is expected to experience large growth through 2023, as the industry shifts toward a more business- and information technology-driven model. Given that sports are full of uncontrollable variables, sport analysts are increasingly critical for revealing predictive insights to guide strategic sport decision making.

Baseball and basketball leagues have the highest adoption rate in using sport analytics solutions to recruit players, with the U.S. football market also a key player that uses data to track ticket sales, athlete performance and recruitment.

Chris Miller, a senior sport and recreation administration major from Oxford, became interested in the program when he first heard about it from his adviser, Brad Jenkins (BGS 16).

“With this M.S. degree, I would love to get a job as a sports analyst with any major sports network,” Miller says. “This degree program will help me further understand the art of sports analytics and help me learn and master new skills to one day be a top-tier analyst.”

Lauren Taplin, a junior sport and recreation administration major from Edwardsville, Illinois, also learned of the new program while meeting with Jenkins.

“My career goal is to work in a baseball operations department for a Major League Baseball team,” Taplin says. “I think the new master’s program would help prepare me for this, especially now that baseball is seeing a huge shift towards analytics and technology in player development.”

The Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management is part of the university’s School of Applied Sciences.

For more information about the master’s program in sport analytics, contact Kang at Kang@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-5526.

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The UM Department of Health, Exercise Science and Recreation Management is launching a one-year, online Master of Science in Sport Analytics program this fall to prepare students for analytical positions in the fields of sports business or performance.

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Although the release in late April focuses on the national and state total populations, future releases by the Census Bureau will provide details for the county and district levels, and will include data on race, ethnicity, age and sex. These counts have important implications for federal funding, statelevel representation and redistricting.

As those releases are made available, the State Data Center at the University of Mississippi will provide information and training to help understand demographic changes occurring in the state.

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he 2020 Census occurred during tumultuous events: deployed in a pandemic, rolled out for the first time online and data collection cut short by more than a month. Yet, when including the Census Bureau nonresponse follow-up, 99.9% of Mississippi households were counted.

Sixty percent of households self-responded — the bureau didn’t have to come knock on their door — and nearly 40% used the internet for the first time to complete the census.

The results of the 2020 Census bring both good and troubling news for many states, including Mississippi. C ensus data revealed that Mississippi will not b e losing a s e at in the House. However, Mississippi did see a decline (-0.2%) in population from 2,967,297 residents in 2010 to 2,961,279 in 2020.

This could mean an $18 million-$30 million decrease in federal funding for the state. The projected drop in federal funding is based on analyses from various outlets and accounting for a number of federal programs, which suggests that between $3,000 and $5,000 in federal funding was allocated per person, per year to Mississippi based on 2010 Census counts.

In contrast, the South overall saw a 10% increase in population, and Mississippi’s border states saw at least 2% growth in population. The 2020 Census shows that U.S. population as a whole grew at the second-slowest pace in history.

The new census data and apportionments also reveal another interesting trend: growing Southern representation at the federal level. In fact, of six states that gained seats, three were from the South, for a total of four new Southern seats.

Yet, what does this mean for Mississippi? As the only Southern locale to lose population, the impacts in federal funding are clear. But there are also significant implications for workforce development, infrastructure development, tax revenue and education.

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The United States Census is a constitutionally mandated count to provide information on the size, composition and distribution of the population at the national, state and local levels. The census is conducted every 10 years. Results are used for various purposes, such as apportionment, allocation of federal funds and survey design.

The SDC is a collaborative partnership between the UM Center for Population Studies, the state of Mississippi and the U.S. Census Bureau. The SDC provides outreach and education, technical assistance around public data, and represents the state with the Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates.

For the most up-to-date information on census data as it relates to Mississippi, check sdc.olemiss.edu. For questions, contact Jamiko Deleveaux, SDC manager, at jvdeleve@olemiss.edu.

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hrough Nov. 30 Exhibit: Exploring the Final Frontier in the Archives.

J.D. Williams Library. Exhibit open by appointment only. Visit events. olemiss.edu.

Young Alumni Happy Hour: Join the Gulf Coast Ole Miss Club for a young alumni happy hour.

Chandeleur Island Brewing Co., Gulfport, 5-7 p.m. Visit olemissalumni. com/events.

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Visit olemissalumni.com/events or call 662-915-7375.

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Performance: “The Heartbreak Henry” – Theatre Oxford. The production is presented by Theatre Oxford with co-sponsorship through the University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media. Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts, 2-5 p.m. Call 662-915-2787 or visit fordcenter.org.

Tailgate: Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game Tailgate vs. Louisville. Atlanta, 5-7 p.m. Registration $85 per person. Visit olemissalumni.com/events or call 662915-2322.

Social: Alumni Association Scholarship Recipients Ice Cream Social, Triplett Alumni Center, 4-5 p.m. Call 662-915-1878.

Young Alumni Night: Atlanta Braves vs. the Nationals. Game at 7:20 p.m. Visit olemissalumni.com/ events for tickets.

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Board Meeting: Fall meeting of the Pharmacy Alumni Chapter board of directors. TCRC 1018, 2:304 p.m. Restricted to board members.

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Football: Ole Miss vs. Austin Peay. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, 6:30 p.m. Visit olemissfb.com.

Mini Masters: “Surreal Sculptures.” Parents and toddlers alike enjoy these drop-in art classes designed for the youngest budding artists. UM Museum, 3:45-4:30 p.m. $5 for each drop-in session. Visit museum.olemiss.edu.

Accountancy Graduate School Tailgate: Yerby lawn, time TBD. Call 662-915-7468.

Football: Ole Miss vs. Tulane.

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, 7 p.m. Visit olemissfb.com.

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Reception and Artist Lecture: Jacob Hashimoto playfully balances the dichotomies he observes in landscapes and constructed virtual worlds. UM Museum, 6-8 p.m. Visit museum.olemiss.edu.

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Band Alumni Tailgate: Triplett Alumni Center, front lawn. Time TBD. Call 662-915-7375.

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School of Applied Sciences Tailgate: Triplett Alumni Center, front lawn. Time TBD. Call 662-915-7375.

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Football: Ole Miss vs. Liberty.

Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Time TBA. Visit olemissfb.com.

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Reunion: Department of Pharmacy Administration 60th Anniversary, University of Mississippi main campus.

Registration $50. Call 662-915-1878 or visit olemissalumni.com/events.

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Board Meeting: Fall meeting of the Law Alumni Chapter board of directors, Robert C. Khayat Law Center, Room 1115, 2-4:30 p.m. Restricted to board members and Lamar officers.

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Board Meeting: Fall meeting of the School of Applied Sciences Alumni Advisory Board. Location and time TBD. Restricted to board members.

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Alumni Hall of Fame Awards Gala: The Inn at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner. Ticket required. Call 662-915-7375.

Ole Miss Alumni Association Annual Meeting: Triplett Alumni Center, front lawn. Time TBA. Call 662-915-7375 or visit olemissalumni. com/events.

Football: Ole Miss vs. Arkansas, Homecoming. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Time TBA. Visit olemissfb.com.

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RMI Fall Career Day: The Inn at Ole Miss, 2-4 p.m. Visit olemissalumni.com/events.

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Mini Masters: “Sense-sational Art.” Parents and toddlers alike enjoy these drop-in art classes designed for the youngest budding artists. UM Museum, 3:45-4:30 p.m. $5 for each drop-in session. Visit museum.olemiss.edu.

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M-Club Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony: The Inn at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner. Call 662-915-7375.

Board Meeting: Fall meeting of the Accountancy Advisory Board, Brandt Memory House with reception to follow, 2-5 p.m. Restricted to board members. Call 662-915-7468.

Journalism and New Media Alumni Chapter Tailgate: Farley Hall, front lawn. Time TBA. Call 662-915-8816 or visit olemissalumni. com/events.

Accountancy Alumni Tailgate: Triplett Alumni Center, front lawn. Time TBA. Call 662-915-7468.

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Football: Ole Miss vs. LSU. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

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School of Law Alumni Tailgate: Hosted by the Student Bar Association: Yerby lawn. Time TBD. Call 662915-1878.

Young Alumni Council Tailgate: Triplett Alumni Center, front lawn. Time TBD. Call 662-915-7375.

Football: Ole Miss vs. Texas A&M. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Time TBA. Visit olemissfb.com.

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Mini Masters: “Fantastical Creatures.” Parents and toddlers alike enjoy these drop-in art classes designed for the youngest budding artists. UM Museum, 3:45-4:30 p.m. $5 for each drop-in session. Visit museum.olemiss.edu.

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Football: Ole Miss vs. Vanderbilt. Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Time TBA. Visit olemissfb.com.

For a complete and latest listing of Ole Miss sports schedules, visit olemisssports.com.

For more Oxford events, news and information, go to visitoxfordms.com or call 662-232-2477.

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By Jim Urbanek he Ole Miss Alumni Association will recognize seven distinguished University of Mississippi alumni and a former professor and campus administrator with its highest annual awards as part of Homecoming 2021.

Alumni Hall of Fame inductees for 2021 are Coolidge Ball (BRL 75), of Oxford; Dan Goodgame (BA 75), of San Antonio, Texas; Richard C. O’Ferrall Jr. (BBA 57), of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee; Michael H. Stewart (BA 75, MCJ 78), of Oxford; and Judy Trott (BSHPE 1961, MEd 64, EdD 72), of Oxford.

Created in 1974, the Hall of Fame honors select alumni who have made an outstanding contribution to their country, state or the university through good deeds, services or contributions that have perpetuated the good name of Ole Miss.

Bill Gates (BBA 67), of Oxford, will receive the Alumni Service Award for service to the university and the Alumni Association over an extended period.

Hunter Howell (BSChE 07) of Beaumont, Texas, will receive the Outstanding Young Alumni Award, which honors alumni who have shown exemplary leadership throughout their first 15 years of alumni status in both their careers and dedication to Ole Miss.

Gloria Dodwell Kellum, of Oxford, will receive the Honorary Alumni Award, which recognizes individuals who, though not UM graduates, have consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, support, dedication, loyalty, leadership or service that has enriched the substance of and contributed to the advancement of the university’s or Alumni Association’s missions, reputation or prestige.

“We are excited to celebrate some of the university’s most successful and notable alumni and friends after losing that chance last year due to COVID-19,” says Kirk Purdom (BA 93), the Alumni Association’s executive director. “These inductees stand out both with their accomplishments in their careers and with their service to Ole Miss and their communities.”

The Alumni Association will host a gala for the honorees on Thursday, Oct. 7, in the Gertrude C. Ford Ballroom at The Inn at Ole Miss. Those interested in attending the dinner must register in advance by calling the Alumni Association office at 662-915-7375.

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Hall of Fame

Coolidge Ball, an Indianola native, enrolled at the university in 1970 as its first Black student-

athlete scholarship player. Ball has continued to cross barriers and set new standards throughout his life. A statue was dedicated to him on May 15, 2021, at the Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss.

Ball, often affectionately called “Cool-Aid,” received the SEC Basketball Living Legend Award, was named to the Ole Miss All-Century Team and was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Ole Miss M-Club Hall of Fame. He received the Honorary Citizen Award from the city of Baton Rouge and Legacy Award for Goodwill Ambassador from civic organizations.

He played semi-professional basketball and was recruited by the Harlem Globetrotters. He coached alongside his coach, Kenneth “Cat” Robbins, for four years at Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Ball strongly believes in lifelong learning and works with his church and community youth to help them reach their goals in life. He serves as a deacon in his church and cares greatly for all people.

He owns Ball Sign Co. and travels around the country using his artistic talents as a graphic artist and sign painter. Ball married Ruth Adams, and they have two children, Telitha and Anthony, and two grandchildren, Marion and Mason.

Ball says it means a lot that he was able to stay in Mississippi to make a home and a difference. Since he first arrived on campus, Oxford has pulled at him, and he and his wife continue to watch the school that he holds dear.

“Ole Miss holds a special place in my heart,” Ball says. “It is my humble honor to be a 2021 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Hotty Toddy!”

Dan Goodgame is editor-in-chief of Texas Monthly, an award-winning magazine that has

covered the Lone Star State for 48 years. Since he took the helm in 2019, Texas Monthly has sharply increased its online audience and revenue; expanded its storytelling through podcasts, videos, books and live events; and optioned a dozen of its articles to Hollywood for development into movies and video series.

Before joining Texas Monthly, Goodgame served as a vice president for Rackspace, a cloud computing company based in San Antonio.

A Pulitzer Prize finalist and bestselling author, Goodgame has interviewed and profiled leaders in every field, including six U.S. presidents, Saddam Hussein, Steve Jobs, Rupert Murdoch and Tiger Woods. Goodgame served as editor-in-chief of Fortune Small Business, whose subscribers were 1 million owners of entrepreneurial companies.

He earlier worked for TIME magazine as White House correspondent, Washington bureau chief and assistant managing editor. He is co-author of the book Marching in Place, about President George H.W. Bush.

Goodgame worked for the Miami Herald as Middle East correspondent in the early 1980s, covering the IsraelLebanon and Iran-Iraq wars. He started his career as a crime reporter at the Tampa Tribune.

Goodgame is a native of Pascagoula, where his parents worked at Ingalls Shipbuilding. After graduating from Ole Miss, he earned an M.Phil. in international relations as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University. He played on the university golf team and rowed for his college.

During the past 12 years, Goodgame has served on the boards of Texas Public Radio, the World Affairs Council, Medical Foundation and Sports Foundation. His wife, Marcia, a retired journalist and educator, works part-time for the San Antonio Book Festival. They have two sons, Clayton and Sam.

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Richard C. O’Ferrall Jr., who grew up in Jackson, was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity

and served as rush chairman and president. In 1993, he was selected by Mississippi Alpha of Phi Delta Theta as alumnus of the year.

He was also in Naval ROTC and was commissioned as an ensign at the Naval Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia. Upon graduation from NSCS, he was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia.

“My Ole Miss relationships have been such an important part of my life, and I love the university,” O’Ferrall says. “I was humbled, honored and overwhelmed.”

Beginning at age 11, O’Ferrall had opportunities to spend many transformative summers as a camper and, later, as a counselor at Lookout Mountain Camp for Boys in Mentone, Alabama.

In January 1959, he purchased Alpine Lodge Camp for Girls along with his mentor, Coach Rufus Hyde, of Dallas. When O’Ferrall completed his military service that year, they opened Alpine Camp for Boys on Lookout Mountain. Hyde retired in 1962, and O’Ferrall became sole owner of Alpine Camp for Boys.

O’Ferrall married Alice Gandy in 1972, and together, they dedicated their lives to providing young boys with a well-rounded Christian camping experience every summer. Thousands of young men have become part of the Alpine family, and now third-generation campers are experiencing Alpine Camp. The O’Ferralls’ daughter and son-in-law, Carter Breazeale (BFA 01) and Glenn Breazeale (BAccy 00, MAccy 02), serve as the camp directors.

O’Ferrall has served as the Southeast regional director of Christian Camping International and was recognized in 2007 by the Association of Independent Camps as the recipient of the Honor Award for the Southern Region for his significant contribution for the betterment of independent camping for children.

The O’Ferralls have two daughters, Toy Harmon and Carter Breazeale, and four grandchildren. They are active members of Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church.

Michael H. Stewart is president of Wildrose International, which operates full-service kennels

in Oxford, Dallas and Hillsborough, North Carolina, with additional training facilities in Colorado and Arkansas. Wildrose specializes in producing its trademark British retrievers, “The Gentleman’s Gundog” and “Adventure Dog,” Labradors that complement a family’s sporting lifestyle.

Stewart is known for his appearance on Ducks Unlimited TV’s “World of Ducks” along with Ducks Unlimited online retriever training features with Drake and Deke, the organization’s mascots.

“It’s truly an honor to be included in the Ole Miss Hall of Fame, which includes many influential and distinguished members of the Ole Miss family,” Stewart says.

Stewart and his dogs have appeared in more than 75 national television programs on hunting and training gun dogs. He has produced two comprehensive training DVDs and published a book in 2012, Sporting Dog and Retriever Training, the Wildrose Way. In conjunction with Purina ProPlan, Stewart produced a video series on “Starting Your Pup the Wildrose Way” along with three Emmy Award-winning lifestyle testimonials.

Wildrose was featured as the cover article of Forbes magazine’s April 2009 edition as one of six luxury, recessionproof businesses and again in Forbes Life in 2013.

Wildrose has been recognized twice in Garden & Gun magazine articles as “Best in the Sporting South.” The Wildrose Way training methodology has been featured in Ducks Unlimited Magazine, AARP and the Purina Pro Club newsletter.

Stewart is publisher of the Wildrose Journal, the largest online magazine dedicated to the sporting dog lifestyle, and founder of the Wildrose Service Companion Foundation, a Mississippi-based nonprofit providing assistance dogs for therapy and service to individuals with special needs. He was inducted into the Mississippi Wildlife Hall of Fame in 2018.

A law enforcement officer for 25 years, Stewart retired as chief of the UM Police Department in 2000. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Stewart retired from the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2005 as a commander after more than 20 years of service.

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Judy Trott was born in Blue Mountain and moved to Oxford in the third grade. Her father

died when she was in the fifth grade, and her mother worked at the J.D. Williams Library and supported the family. That experience instilled in Trott the importance and need of a good education.

After graduating from UM in 1961, Trott taught for two years, then earned a master’s degree in guidance and education in 1964. While working in 1966 as a counselor at Catonsville High School in Baltimore, she was traveling in Europe and received a wire from Katharine Rea, Ole Miss dean of women, asking if she would serve as Panhellenic adviser.

“I thought, well, OK, I’ll go back; I’ve had my big-city living,” she says. “I returned from Europe, threw my stuff in the car and got back to Oxford just before recruitment started.”

Rea served as a mentor to Trott and helped guide her through her doctoral degree. Trott served in many positions during her 35-year career at Ole Miss, including assistant dean of women, director of residence life and director of student services. She became dean of students in 1985, helped the campus transition through the Americans with Disabilities Act and retired in 2001.

Trott is a member of the School of Education Hall of Fame and a 1998 recipient of the Frist Student Service Award, which recognizes unwavering dedication and service to students. She also received the National Fraternity Outstanding Panhellenic Award, the Cabel Award and the Shield Award.

She is a past member of Mortar Board, Lambda Sigma and Omicron Delta Kappa, and is a past president of Phi Kappa Phi. She is a member of Delta Gamma Fraternity and has served on Alpha Psi House Corp. intermittently for 50 years.

She is a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, where she serves on the pastoral committee and sings in the choir.

Outstanding Young Alumni Award

Hunter Howell is an engineer and manager at ExxonMobil. He resides in Beaumont, Texas,

with his wife, Kelly, and their four sons.

An Oxford native, Howell earned his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 2007. He was a Taylor medalist, served as the School of Engineering student body president, studied in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and played trombone in the Ole Miss Band.

Howell serves as the technical services department head at the ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery, where an upcoming expansion is expected to increase capacity by more than 65% and enhance the facility’s position as a leader in the U.S. He manages a staff of engineers and technical specialists in the areas of process safety engineering, capital project development and energy efficiency.

Earlier in his career, Howell spent nine years at the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery as an engineer and supervisor, followed by four years in Houston as a crude oil supply chain optimizer and a global adviser in the corporate mergers and acquisitions division. As the lead recruiter for ExxonMobil on the Ole Miss campus, he has hired more than 30 Ole Miss engineering, business and accounting students.

Howell actively serves on the Engineering Advancement and Advisory Council and the Chemical Engineering Advisory Board. He has served as a guest lecturer on leadership and professionalism in the School of Engineering and has contributed to chemical engineering curriculum development.

Family ties have long supported Howell’s love for his alma mater. As a third-generation Ole Miss engineer, Howell followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather who both earned their civil engineering degrees from the university.

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Bill Gates graduated from University High School in 1963 and enrolled at Ole Miss that same

year. Having worked from an early age helping his father, who served as director of athletic publicity from 1938 to 1976, Gates was already familiar with the campus.

After graduation, he entered the insurance business in 1968 in Jackson. He formed the Insurex Agency in 1975 in Memphis, and, in 1985, he formed what later became Menard, Gates and Mathis. The firm grew to become one of the top five property casualty insurance agencies in the area. Gates sold the agency to USI in 2007 and retired in 2011.

He was involved in radio and TV broadcasts in the Memphis area and worked with university officials to move the radio broadcast of Ole Miss athletics to three radio stations, expanding the broadcasts to include basketball and baseball along with football.

Gates has been an advocate of the School of Business Administration for decades. He has been a member of the Business School Advisory Board since 1983 and is a member of the executive committee over fundraising. He became a member of the Business School Order in 1984 and laid the groundwork for establishment of the 1917 Order, which recognizes the year the business school was founded.

He has served on the boards of many civic organizations including as a volunteer for the Memphis-area Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts and other nonprofit organizations.

“Knowing the accomplishments of this university and its noted alumni, what an honor it is to be the recipient of this prestigious award,” Gates says.

Honorary Alumni Award

Gloria Dodwell Kellum, originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, received bachelor’s,

master’s and doctoral degrees in speech-language pathology from Louisiana State University.

She became an Ole Miss Rebel in 1966, when she joined the faculty in the Speech and Theatre Department to establish the speech and hearing program, which became a separate department, and establish a nationally accredited graduate program that is in its 55th year.

In 1975, Kellum became the first woman and youngest faculty member to receive the Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award, and the university provided her with a sabbatical to obtain her Ph.D. She received honors from the Mississippi Speech and Hearing Association and the American Speech Language Hearing Association. She also was inducted into the LSU Alumni Hall of Distinction.

Her administrative service to the university began in 1994 as co-chair of the Sesquicentennial Committee with Robert Khayat (BAEd 61, JD 66). When he became chancellor, he appointed Kellum as chair of the sesquicentennial and, later, as vice chancellor of university relations.

Kellum says it was a privilege to be a part of the administrative team that raised more than $750 million from alumni and friends. During this era, the university established the Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy, the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts and the William Winter Institute.

Three named scholarship endowments will carry on Kellum’s legacy of providing opportunities for Ole Miss students.

“My love of Ole Miss began in 1966 when I joined the faculty and has grown stronger each year as I’ve had the privilege and opportunity to meet and work with the wonderful people of Ole Miss,” she said. “I’m thankful for this recognition, which must be shared with my loving family and the alumni, students and colleagues who worked tirelessly as a team to provide Ole Miss students with extraordinary opportunities.”

Kellum and her late husband, Jerry (BA 65, MA 69), met on their first day of work at Ole Miss and were married 53 years. They have two daughters, Kate (BA 91) and Kelly (BSW 95), and three grandchildren.

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BE A PART OF OUR FUTURE.

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he Ole Miss Alumni Association allows you to have the connection with the place and people that share your past, while securing Ole Miss’ future with funding for student outreach, scholarships, reunions, alumni communications and athletics support.

Lend us your voice by remaining an active, duespaying member. Renew at olemissalumni.com/join and encourage family and friends to remain active.

Thank you for being an active part of the Alumni Association.

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Q&A with Chef Grantley Rushing ucked away in The Inn at Ole Miss is a hidden gem that is quickly gaining a following for those searching for a unique on-campus experience coupled with the sophistication of a tony bar that William Faulkner himself would have undoubtedly visited.

After an extensive renovation and expansion of the former café, McCormick’s opened its doors on Sept. 25, 2020 as a bar and grill, a time when most establishments were shutting their doors due to a global pandemic. While the timing might not have been ideal, the food, drinks, atmosphere and service are.

Services include breakfast, lunch and dinner with the menu featuring several of Chef Grantley Rushing’s (BA 06) carefully crafted recipes. The bar menu boasts an array of specialty cocktails, craft beers and wine with happy hour specials Monday-Friday from 3 to 6 p.m.

The 2,000-square-foot, indooroutdoor space is on the site of what was previously McCormick Café. It includes a bar top handcrafted by alumnus Ben Napier (BA 07), co-star of HG T V ' s " Hom e Town," that is sure to attract visitors to the establishment.

We c a u g h t u p with Rushing to learn more about his passion f or c o o k i n g a n d w hy everyone should come visit Mississippi’s only on-campus bar and restaurant.

Q: Tell us a little more about yourself. When did you decide to become a chef?

A: My mother’s family is Italian, so there was a lot of that influence. My dad’s family was all Southerners, so there was a lot of that too. When I was 16 years old and looking for a job in Jackson, I wandered into the mall and put applications in everywhere. I went to

the Chinese restaurant Chao Praya and wanted to put in an application, but the girl behind the counter said they weren’t hiring. I walked off, and then this man came running after me screaming, ‘We’re hiring!’ He hired me on the spot. I started the next day with prep. He handed me a Chinese chef ’s knife, which looks like a cleaver to most people, and t au g ht me how to cut chicken, and the next thing I knew I was shredding cabbage, making egg rolls and cooking on the wok. For me, that’s still the most fun way to cook anything. It all started there. From then on, I always pursued food. It’s been a journey and still is.

Q: You’ve been in the industry for 35 years. Tell us about your cooking background.

A: When I moved back home to Mississippi from Seattle in 2002, my first job was at City Grocer y. I worked there until I decided to go to s ch o ol at Ole Miss. I also got to cook at the legendary L&M’s Kitchen. One of the hardest things I’ve ever done was wash dishes at Ajax.

They had a dishwasher just walk off the job, and the owner at the time called me and asked if I would wash dishes on a football weekend. I lost a lot of skin off my hands. Then I left Oxford and came back to work at City Grocery as a sous-chef. I left there and moved to New Orleans, where I started working more at the front of the house as a bartender and server. That kind of rounded out my restaurant knowledge. The Steamboat Natchez was probably the most magnificent job I’ve ever had. That was

a hard job to leave. Going up and down the Mississippi River pouring drinks was amazing.

Q: Is it safe to say you’re passionate about what you do?

A : A b s o l u t e l y. A n d [ b e i ng t h e ch e f for McCormick’s] is the most amazing opportunity I’ve ever had.

What’s happening is incredible; it’s such a cross section of opportunities, one of those being to create something that student workers can be a part of and be a part of their college experience. I love to get to be a part of what we call a restaurant family. Making food all day is incredible, and to be the first bar on any campus in Mississippi is historical. There are so many levels of why this is exciting that it’s hard to get my head around it.

Q: What do you enjoy most about doing what you love?

A: Building what we’re doing, because we’re still building it. I have a vision for what it’s going to be. Also, coming up with new recipes. I recently made a recipe for a bar mix for people to munch on while they’re drinking. I had never done that before, and it was so good that we ran out.

Q: McCormick’s opened its doors in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

What was it like to open a new bar and restaurant during such a crazy time for the food industry?

A: It was very stressful in an odd way, being that we were so slow. In any week, I might have five guests. We were trying to answer questions about what the menu might be, but you can’t get any data when no one is eating. But I think we did a good job of rolling with those punches.

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Q: McCormick’s is the first (and currently only) on-campus bar in the state! What’s it like to be a trailblazer?

A: It’s incredible because it’s motivating.

We try not to reinvent the wheel when we don’t have to. You almost have the problem of too much freedom, but that’s a good problem to have. That comes from the fact that we’re building this for the first time in the state. I’ve been on other university campuses that have bars, and it seems like they were really stuffy and stiff, and that’s not what we’re about. We want to offer something friendly and delicious.

Q: What is your favorite thing to prepare?

A: In general, I really like breakfast. It’s a lot of fun to cook. I love making French toast. I really also like making migas.

A co-worker of mine in Seattle cooked breakfast for me and the other cooks one day, and he made migas, which is toasted corn tortilla strips with scrambled eggs, peppers, onions and garlic. It’s incredible. I also love cooking Asian food a lot. My best cooking experiences have

always been cultural. I’ve worked in Middle Eastern, Mexican, Asian and Italian restaurants. If somebody asks me what I want to cook, I’m like, I don’t know. Throw a dart at the map, and let’s start there.

Q: What is your favorite drink on the menu?

A: I always will think that the best cocktail is an old fashioned. I also love the classic French 75 – it may be the finest drink ever made, if you’re not having an old fashioned. Our margarita is phenomenal too, because we refuse to do sour mix. It’s all fresh juice.

Q: What is your favorite food item on the menu?

A: The fried rice bowl. And I always love to cook a burger.

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but apparently, Robert Khayat is telling ever ybody that’ll listen that we have the best burger in town. The fried rice bowl is fun because the recipe came from my time in New Orleans. For fun, I would go to the bar across the street from my house and do a pop-up restaurant. I would get my huge wok and wok burner, and I would set up out there on the sidewalk and cook noodles, fried rice and other things.

That style of doing fried rice like we do it [at McCormick’s] on the flat top [grill] is fresh. You haven’t really had fried rice like that before.

Q: How often does the menu change, and what is your inspiration for coming up with new dishes?

A: We’re still developing it, so it’s constantly changing. The inspiration is bistro with the idea that we have great, scratch-prepared items that are done simply and good. It’s about ingredients.

Techniques are important, but sourcing the right stuff and the best things to put into your food is where it’s at.

Q: What food and drink specials do you have?

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A: Our happy hour is 3-6 p.m. MondayFriday. We offer two-for-one glasses of select wines and $1 off wells, call alcohol and beer.

Q: Any plans underway in McCormick’s for the upcoming football season?

A: We’d love to be an oasis for our hotel guests and anybody who wants to get out of the heat or cold and sit down, and have something to eat and drink. We know that we’re going to be popular. We want to fill that niche for people looking for something in addition to the Grove. We’ve got big TVs that’ll have all of the games on.

We’ll have lots of beer, drink and food specials too, so come see us!

Q: What special services does McCormick’s offer?

A: Whatever your needs are, we’ll make it happen. We have a beautiful dining

Rushing flambés a dish in McCormick's kitchen.

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he Ole Miss Alumni Association announced plans in December 2019 for McCormick’s, a fullservice bar, restaurant and lounge at The Inn at Ole Miss, which was granted resort status in 2018. The renovation and expansion allows The Inn to provide long-requested services and be a gathering space for guests and the general public to enjoy.

“For tunately, we were able to continue work on McCormick’s during the pandemic,” says OMAA Executive Director Kirk Purdom (BA 93). “We couldn’t be happier with the finished project that serves as a cornerstone of the Alumni Association’s mission to

foster community, communication and connections for current and future Ole Miss alumni and friends.

“It also serves as an excellent entertaining space for event planners and groups that utilize our meeting spaces in The Inn at Ole Miss. We hope that it will become part of everyone’s trip to campus on home football weekends this fall.”

Donors have an opportunity to have their names or others they want to recognize placed in one of the most prominent locations in Oxford.

Naming opportunities range from $10,000 to $50,000. Campaign giving levels start at $250, but gifts of any

amount are welcome. Membership in the Rebel Mug Club is $500 per member. Rebel Mug Club members receive a 28-ounce commemorative ceramic mug featuring the new McCormick’s logo, 20-ounce draft beer for the price of a pint in McCormick’s, and the first 200 charter members’ names will be placed on a plaque visible to patrons. Gifts in support of McCormick’s are fully taxdeductible to the extent allowed by law.

More details are available at olemiss alumni.com/mccormicks. For more information on the project, including naming opportunities, contact Clay Cavett at 662-915-1869 or clay@ olemissalumni.com.

room and a special meeting space.

We’re available for renting out space for special events, and we’re always happy to accommodate a group.

Q: Oxford is known for its food scene and unique restaurants. What sets McCormick’s apart from the rest?

are among the first people to ever eat here, and in 20 years that will still be the case. I have both an English degree and a philosophy degree from Ole Miss, and my goal is to listen to philosophers arguing with one another in the bar over cocktails. Or have the M.F.A. program come here and talk about Faulkner while they’re drinking the drinks that Faulkner drank. That’s what I want. Even if you don’t work here or go to school here, you’re surrounded by it.

You’re part of it.

Q: What are three things you want people to know about McCormick’s?

A: That we have a beautiful space, we have very good drink selections and that we’re really committed to genuine service and people having a great time here.

A: We’re not on the Square; we’re on campus, and that gives us a unique energy.

You can come in here and get something to eat and then wander around the Grove.

You just get a different experience here than you will anywhere else in town. It’s beautiful, it’s unique and it’s still growing.

Everyone who’s coming in right now is a part of the creation of the place itself. You

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o matter the disaster, the Mississippi Center for Emergency Services at the University of Mississippi Medical Center stands prepared for the worst but hopes for the best.

As hurricane season ramps up, MCES’ emergency response and communication experts are reviewing their long-standing game plans, being proactive and not reactive, says Jonathan Wilson (BSN 99, MSN 11), UMMC’s chief administrative officer.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a 60% chance of an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season and a 10% chance of a below-normal season.

It’s called Atlantic, but it includes storms that enter the Gulf of Mexico.

“Our plans are solid. We have teams trained to respond to anything from a mass casualty to a hospital taking a major hit,” says Wilson, a veteran emergency and critical care nurse who was a part of the makeshift UMMC response team that was among the first “boots on the ground” responders to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

“We go back to our basic plan for hurricane response, send teams to the scene to start triaging and treating patients, while coordinating our efforts with the local and state responders,

all while MED-COM is coordinating disaster-related patient movement for the state,” Wilson says.

MCES was created in the wake of Katrina, which saw profound death and destruction along the Mississippi Gulf Coast but little means for first responders to communicate by phone or radio. That disaster exposed the absence of a statewide emergency communication system, potentially paralyzing deployment of medical teams and equipment and the ability of first responders to efficiently coordinate rescues with delivery of medical care.

“A response to an emergency requires people working together and a centralized view of the medical situation,” says Dr. Kendall McKenzie, professor and chair of emergency medicine and executive medical director of MCES. “That’s what the state has now and didn’t have during Katrina.”

That vulnerability played out when McKenzie, Wilson and a small UMMC team arrived in Hancock County in the immediate aftermath of Katrina. Their mission to assess damages quickly turned into a more urgent need: treating patients as they walked up on them.

Kevin King, a flight nurse on AirCare 1, based at the Mississippi Center for Emergency Services on the UMMC campus, checks the aircraft following its return to an MCES hangar after delivering a patient to the helipad atop the Conerly Critical Care Hospital.

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Mississippi Center for Emergency Services is always on call

BY RUTH CUMMINS | PHOTOS BY MELANIE THORTIS Wilson remembers constructing a splint for an injured resident out of wooden debris from a house, and the frustration of having the knowledge and training to respond, but being hamstrung by a lack of equipment and support and the inability to have basic communication that responders today take for granted.

Those lessons led to MCES’ creation as the statewide leader for medical response in large-scale disasters, and to the state developing the Mississippi Wireless Information Network, or MSWIN, a public safety, digital radio system to provide reliable communication under extreme conditions such as hurricanes and tornadoes.

MCES takes a leading role in hurricanes or any disaster, coordinating the state’s critical care transport and emergency medical response, from treating the injured in the field to determining what hospitals are operational, whether personnel can take patients and what kind, and if not, where and how patients should be transported depending on ambulance availability and severity of injuries or illness.

The communications brain at MCES is Mississippi MEDCOM, a state-of-the-art center staffed 24/7 by experienced communications specialists in addition to MCES veteran emergency response managers. They perform myriad functions during disasters, including coordinating the deployment of AirCare, UMMC’s medical helicopter transport, keeping up with hospital bed availability statewide and routing ambulances.

With bases in Greenwood, Columbus, Meridian and Jackson, AirCare flies to the state’s far corners. The crews of AirCare consist of highly trained and experienced flight nurses and critical care paramedics.

When Katrina struck, 238 Mississippians died and hundreds were injured. AirCare was a fleet of one, compared to four primary helicopters and one backup helicopter today.

Readiness for a hurricane is MCES’ day-to-day standard.

“We will obviously be constantly adjusting,” says Jeremy Benson (BS 06), MCES emergency transport manager. “If we have bad weather approaching, a notification goes out to staff that shift times might be lengthened, or we might ask the next crew to come in early. Our normal job has to happen also, so we might need to call in additional crew members at each AirCare base.”

MCES works hand-in-hand with local agencies and swiftly sends multiple two-person Forward Assessment and Scene Triage, or FAST, teams to the site, says Stephen Houck (BS 11, MS 18), MCES clinical director.

“AirCare FAST teams assess the site, triage the injured and evaluate how bad the area is. If its hospital is still functional, they assess its medical and equipment needs.”

FAST teams deploy via air or ground, depending on conditions, Benson says.

If by ground, MCES will send one or more of its “sprint” SUVs. “It has all the equipment we have in our helicopter.

We just move it from AirCare to the back of the vehicle,” he says.

Once crew members arrive, what Mississippi MED-COM communications specialist Jean Dobbs scans a list of medical transport they walk up on can shape the mission. vehicles scheduled for arrival at UMMC's pediatric and adult emergency departments.

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Jonathan Wilson, left, UMMC chief administrative officer, leads emergency medicine physicians and Mississippi Center for Emergency Services staff in a review of hurricane response procedures at MCES on the Medical Center campus.

Stephen Houck is clinical director of the Mississippi Center for Emergency Services at UMMC.

“We might be getting into an ambulance and providing critical care on the way to the hospital,” Benson says.

FAST teams are “a Mississippi-grown concept going all the way back to Katrina,” Wilson says. “This is where we can have a big impact with our current resources and personnel.”

MCES also coordinates with the Mississippi State Department of Health and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Those agencies are responsible for functions such as interagency communication and providing local emergency responders and hospitals with equipment and other resources.

Many of those must-haves are kept year-round in a huge hangar at Jackson’s airport: a fully functional, 18-wheelerturned mobile field hospital to replace a damaged or destroyed facility. Generators. Clinical equipment. Other large and small trailers for staging and supporting responders.

“In a true mass casualty incident, the resources of local agencies are (stretched). They call us and say they need our help,” Houck says. “We have everything a hospital would need in order to function, and we push it into the field.”

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The field hospital, which includes operating room space, set up in Louisville in 2014 after tornadoes ripped through the state, heavily damaging Winston County Medical Center and rendering it unable to care for patients.

MCES deployed several FAST teams, supported local EMS and coordinated with MED-COM to triage patients to nearby hospitals. The weather initially kept AirCare from flying, so the FAST teams made it to Louisville by ground. UMMC coordinated with the Department of Health to deploy an eight-bed hospital inside an advanced 18-wheeler trailer. “Now, we have experience setting up mobile hospitals, which we didn’t with Katrina,” McKenzie says.

Over that first 24 hours, FAST teams evacuated more than 100 patients and sent another 37 to various hospitals, the most critically ill going to UMMC. “We became the county’s emergency room from the Walmart parking lot,” Wilson says.

MED-COM communications specialist Jean Dobbs was working when the Winston County tornado occurred and when a tornado ripped through Yazoo City in 2010, killing 10 and injuring dozens.

During a mass casualty event, Dobbs puts on the hat of a communications disaster manager, something she’s done at UMMC for 15 years, using her 20 years of paramedic training.

That day in Yazoo City, “we sent out the FAST team by helicopter, and the hospital called in when they lost their resources,” including power and the ability to operate ventilator, dialysis machines and other life-sustaining equipment, Dobbs says.

What a difference 15 years has made in the Medical Center’s capability to get care to patients, when and where they need it.

“We have our pediatric and neonatal transport teams,” Wilson says. “We have our own ground advanced ambulances for critical care transport. We have not just four helicopters, but ground transport for disaster responses. We have four times the clinical staff since Katrina.

“We have the same operational philosophy for a hurricane as we do for any disaster: forward-leaning care and getting the expertise of the Medical Center pushed out to the scene.”

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It’s Electric UM engineering graduates create electric bike-sharing program

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George McAskill, a recent Ole Miss engineering graduate from Marietta, Georgia, demonstrates how the e-bike operates as he rides along All-American Drive on campus.

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hree recent University of Mississippi graduates have developed an electric bike-sharing program in collaboration with multiple university departments to help students, faculty and staff conveniently travel across campus.

The program, dubbed “Shark Cycle,” is a brainchild of evolution, or LTE, system for wireless broadband internet.

Brent Dalton (BSEE 21), of Grenada; Parker Hardy (BSEE 21), These features allow riders to do a number of things includof San Antonio; and George McAskill (BSCpE 21), of Marietta, ing locate the bikes across campus with exact coordinates, use Georgia. a key to unlock the bicycle, and travel across campus freely As part of their yearlong capstone project before they and smoothly. graduated, the engineering students formulated the concept The students initially imagined building sensors to meaas a way to offer easy travel to the campus community, as well sure the number of vehicles entering and exiting a parking lot, as to try to limit the number of vehicles that need to be parked so they worked with officials in Parking and Transportation to on campus every day. collect data and analyzed the results.

After discussing the concept and receiving input from vari“I was interested in the bike-sharing project as soon as the ous departments across campus, including the Department three students reached out,” says Sam Patterson, director of of Parking and Transportation, the three students set out to parking and transportation. “We can find an e-bike company create a program that would offer a new means of transporta- like Bird, but the fact that this is home-grown by students tion at UM, enabling students to use electric bicycles at their for students is a legitimate option for people to use for their convenience and implement a more efficient method to move everyday transportation.” around campus.

The students who created the project envision an environ“There are too many cars coming to campus,” Hardy says. ment where Ole Miss students might travel to the Oxford “We had to figure out a way to offer an alternative form of campus by bus, then jump on a Shark Cycle and arrive at class transportation. We specially chose e-bikes because of Oxford’s hilly terrain and motor assist.”

The university already offers students an opportunity to rent bicycles on campus. However, the apparatus designed by the engineering students transforms a regular bike into an electric one.

Once all equipment is attached to a retrofitted bicycle, the kit provides riders a lighter, more pleasurable trip with the help of motor assistance.

Refurbished bicycles from Rebel Pedals, the traditional bike-sharing program offered on campus, will be retrofitted with the kits to create fully electric bikes that students, faculty and staff can use by scanning a university ID card.

“This team has done a great job,” says Barry Muldrey, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, who assigned the project to the Recent UM engineering graduates (from left) Brent Dalton, Parker Hardy and George McAskill students. “They went from zero to announce their vision of Shark Cycle and demonstrate how the e-bikes operate at their senior functional in a course of practically design presentation event. one semester.

“Technologically, it is very well in the reach of our students within minutes. The goal is to launch the project on campus in to build these from scratch; this proves their ability to operate the fall 2022 semester. an internal bike-share system.”

“One more group of students is going to fine-tune this The kit includes a propulsion system made up of an electric project this upcoming, next year,” Muldrey says. “This will be an motor, battery and controller, as well as a rigorous hardware ongoing program that can involve different disciplines of engisystem with features such as a global positioning system, a neering, the Center for Manufacturing Excellence, and be an radio-frequency identification system reader, and a geofence organization that is mostly student-run to produce these bikes, that is connected to campus Wi-Fi and has a backup long-term as well as manage, improve and repair them over time.”

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National Champs WOMEN’S GOLF CLAIMS 2021 NCAA TITLE

t was a fairy tale ending for Ole Miss women’s golf at Grayhawk Golf Club, taking down Oklahoma State 4-1 on May 26 to capture the 2021 NCAA National Championship.

The duel in the desert featured a matchup with one of the nation’s top teams. Chiara Tamburlini was dominant on the course, recording the largest margin of victory in championship match history with a 6&5 win. Senior Kennedy Swann came up huge for Ole Miss, winning her match 2&1 for the second point, and Andrea Lignell delivered the winning putt to cap off a season to remember.

“It took a lot of players to buy in,” says head coach Kory Henkes. “Our team is very disciplined, and I think that’s what I pride us on the most. When we come out to practice, we have a purpose every single day, and we hold each other accountable, which is the really cool part about it.”

With the title, Ole Miss claimed its first national championship since football’s 1962 title. The Rebels also became the first Ole Miss women’s team to claim an NCAA national championship.

In the final match of the season, Tamburlini came out strong, birdieing three of her first seven holes, but more importantly building a commanding six-hole lead through nine. She conceded her first hole of the day on No. 10 but kept her foot on the gas, taking a par-4 on No. 12 to put the pressure 40

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on OSU’s Lianna Bailey. Not wasting any time, the sophomore won 6&5 to put the first point on the board for either team.

Swann, who teed off in her customary leadoff spot with Oklahoma State’s Maja Stark, extended her career match play record to 10-2. Tied through the first six holes in match play, the senior began to separate herself. She sunk an eagle on No. 7 to go up and caught fire. Swann followed it up with a deep birdie and par putt to go 3-up heading into the back nine. She sunk the dagger birdie on No. 17 to snag the second point and inch Ole Miss that much closer to the title.

Lignell played in the second pairing for the Rebels. She finally broke through on No. 13, taking the lead, and never looked back. With her teammates cheering her on, the sophomore clinched on No. 17, putting the Rebels on top of the golf world.

With a commanding lead in hand herself, First Team AllAmerican Julia Johnson joined freshman Smilla Sonderby in charging up the course to join in the celebration. With tears of joy in her eyes, the senior reflected on the moment.

“I can’t even describe it,” Johnson says. “I don’t know. I mean, no one ever thought that we could do this. No one ever really believed in us, and I knew. I just knew when I committed here that we could do this, and I just believed in us from the start. I’m just really thankful for this moment.”

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The Grove Is Calling OLE MISS REOPENING GROVE FOR FALL TAILGATING

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s Ole Miss fans prepare for the 2021 football season, tailgating can be included in those plans, as the university confirms its intent to reopen the Grove in the fall.

The Grove is expected to operate as it did before the pandemic. Specific details will be announced closer to the season.

“With its pageantry, hospitality and pure joy, there is no place on Earth like the Grove, and as our lives return to normal, there is nothing that will give me more pleasure than to officially welcome Rebel Nation back to the greatest patch of grass in sports,” says Keith Carter (BA 01, MBA 16), vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics.

“With the unique tailgating atmosphere of the Grove and our new partnership with REVELXP to advance the experiences in and around Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, fall Saturdays at Ole Miss are going to be even more memorable. We’ve always said game days at Ole Miss are family reunions, and we can’t wait to have our family back together again this fall.”

A 10-acre plot in the center of the Oxford campus, the Grove produces one of the most unique experiences in sports.

The Sporting News ranked it among college football’s greatest traditions and described the Grove as “the Holy Grail of tailgating sites.” In listing America’s top sports colleges, Sports Illustrated named Ole Miss the nation’s No. 1 tailgating school.

In 2014, the Grove hosted ESPN’s “College GameDay” in one of the most popular editions of the show to date. With guest picker Katy Perry and a host of other celebrities on hand that day, the Rebels defeated Alabama in thrilling fashion for the program’s first victory over the nation’s top-ranked 42

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team. The Grove has also hosted the SEC Network’s traveling pregame show, “SEC Nation,” on six occasions.

New to the Grove this fall will be a custom shopping location operated by the Rebels’ new official merchandise provider, Dyehard Fan Supply. Working closely with Ole Miss, the Dyehard team will execute the official e-commerce, in-venue and store merchandising programs that are unique to the Ole Miss fan base and community.

Rebel football season tickets remain on sale and are available at olemisstix.com. Ole Miss fans also can learn about game-day experiences that are new this fall from REVELXP by visiting olemissexperience.com.

Among the new fan opportunities in and around VaughtHemingway for the 2021 season: • N orth Plaza Walk of Champions: Turnkey, white-glove tailgating services lining the Lloyd Bell Tower bundled with pregame experiences, premium food-and-beverage amenities and parking passes •P regame Pavilion: Indoor and outdoor experience between Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and the Pavilion that includes select food-and-beverage menu offerings, a beer garden and live entertainment • F ield-Level Pregame and In-Game Experience: Accessible and premium viewing experiences in the northeast corner of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium offering top-class hospitality with food-and-beverage opportunities for groups of more than 30

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most successful seasons on the pitch Ole Miss has ever seen, advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in program history with an upset over No. 8 national seed University of Southern California.

Hansson led the Rebels to an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance in 2020-21, the third under his guidance. The Rebels finished the spring season ranked as the No. 14 team in the nation and No. 1 team in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association South, peaking in the national rankings at No. 9.

With Beyers serving for 20 years at the helm of the women’s tennis program, the Rebels earned an NCAA Championship berth for the 13th time under his watch in 2020-21. Finishing the season No. 28 in the nation, Ole Miss placed third in the ITA Southern Region.

Malloy has taken the men’s golf program to new heights.

That includes five postseason appearances in six opportunities to go along with six team tournament titles, 14 school records and 16 individual medalists. This past spring, Ole Miss earned its fourth straight NCAA Regional berth.

Bringing 10 years of head coaching experience to Oxford, Trachsel completed a successful first season at Ole Miss in which the Rebels received a fifth consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament. The 2019 National Fastpitch Coaches Association Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year steered the team to an eighth-place finish with a 12-12 record, the second-most conference wins in a season in program history.

In her first year, Banwarth coached GG Carvacho to SEC Freshman of the Week honors, while also entering the Rebel record book with a single match rally-scoring era record of 18.0 blocks against LSU.

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s Ole Miss wraps up one of the most successful sports seasons in school history, the athletics department has announced contract extensions for many of its head coaches, including national championship women’s golf coach Kory Henkes.

Others include Ole Miss rifle coach Marsha Beasley, whose team finished third in the nation this year; soccer coach Matt Mott and men’s tennis coach Toby Hansson, who guided their respective squads to the Sweet 16; NCAA Tournament coaches Mark Beyers with women’s tennis, Chris Malloy with men’s golf and Jamie Trachsel with softball; and volleyball coach Kayla Banwarth.

“As this season showed, we are going to compete for and win championships at Ole Miss,” says Keith Carter (BBA 01, MBA 16), vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics. “Under our coaches’ outstanding leadership, our student-athletes not only survived but thrived and experienced some of the best seasons in school history.”

The extension for Henkes comes on the heels of a magical 2020-21 campaign that culminated with the first team national championship at Ole Miss in more than half a century, earning Women’s Golf Coaches Association National Coach of the Year honors for her efforts.

An eight-time NCAA champion as a head coach, Beasley has transformed the Ole Miss rifle program into a title contender. This past season, she guided the Rebels to a No. 1 overall ranking, a share of the Great America Rifle Conference regular-season crown and their first NCAA Championship berth in 15 years.

Mott secures his stay in Oxford following one of the

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First Team All Around NIKHAZY UNANIMOUS FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN t’s unanimous: Doug Nikhazy is a First Team All-American. Nikhazy has earned top billing from all four publications recognized by the NCAA — Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and now American Baseball Coaches Association/ Rawlings, as announced by the ABCA on June 21. He joins Drew Pomeranz (2010) and Alex Yarbrough (2012) as the only three Rebels to earn First Team nods from all four publications.

Also named an All-American in 2020 by Collegiate Baseball, Nikhazy is just the fourth player and first pure pitcher to earn two-time All-America status in program history.

The junior out of Windermere, Florida, earned his program-record 12th win of the season in a Super Regional win at No. 5 Arizona. He struck out 10

in the victory, his eighth 10-strikeout performance of the season, to give him 142 on the year. The final outing pushed Nikhazy past Will Kline (134 in 2007) and Drew Pomeranz (139 in 2010) to second on the Rebels’ single-season strikeout chart, behind only Lance Lynn’s 146 strikeout Doug Nikhazy effort in 2007.

The first major highlight of Nikhazy’s junior campaign came in the form of a complete-game, one-hit shutout in front of the largest on-campus crowd in college baseball this season at in-state rival Mississippi State.

The second came in the NCAA Oxford Regional against Florida State, where Nikhazy tied a program record

with 16 strikeouts in a 4-3 Rebel victory.

Nikhazy added to his list of laurels again on June 28 when he notched his fifth First Team All-America of the 2021 season, the latest from D1Baseball. Jacob Gonzalez added his second All-America selection, already holding Second Team honors from NCBWA. Gonzalez joins Stephen Head as just the second player in program history to be named an All-American as a freshman.

He also joins Don Kessinger, Jimmy Yawn, Steve Dillard, Zack Cozart, Grae Kessinger and Anthony Servideo as the seventh Rebel All-American shortstop. This marks the third consecutive season the Rebels have had an All-American at the position.

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le Miss men’s and women’s basketball games at the Sandy and John Black Pavilion will return to full capacity for the 2021-22 season.

Games are expected to operate as they did before the pandemic.

Specific details will be announced closer to the season.

“We are blessed with one of the finest arenas in college basketball, and after a year of reduced capacity, we can’t wait to see Rebel Nation pack it out this season,” says Keith Carter (BBA 01, MBA 16), vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics. “Coach Davis and Coach Yo are building great momentum with their programs, and the Ole Miss family should get ready for an exciting year in The SJB Pavilion.”

The $96.5 million Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss was recently renamed in recognition of a $10 million gift from the Madison couple. Ground was broken on the 225,000-square-foot arena on July 31, 2014, and it officially opened its doors on Jan. 7, 2016, with the Rebel men’s basketball team’s victory over Alabama.

Designed by AECOM and built by BL Harbert, the SJB Pavilion boasts a capacity of 9,500 fans and includes a number of first-class amenities, including courtside and baseline seating for students, three premium club areas for fans and more than 1,700 premium seats all within an intimate seating bowl.

Ole Miss worked with Daktronics to design, manufacture and install what was the largest center-hung video display board in college sports at the time, with nearly 2,400 square feet of LEDs. The center-hung configuration consists of 13 video displays for a total of more than 3.6 million LEDs. The SJB Pavilion also includes a five-story parking garage with 800 spaces that services the entire campus community.

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Lost Love’s Return b y Alfred Nicols (BA early 20th-century Biloxi, seems to 63, JD 65), 290 pages, $21.99 (hardcover), Books Fluent, ISBN: 978-1953865168 In 1918, in a dramatic battlefield scene on the Western Front, young American soldier Peter Montgomery sustains a severe wound. He’s transported to a British hospital, where he falls hard for Elizabeth, a young English nurse, and she for him. Upon his release, they engage in an intense love affair, forever changing both of their lives.

Separated and shipped home, Peter tries desperately to reconnect with Elizabeth, but the war and the Spanish flu pandemic leave the world in turmoil. Despite his every effort, desperate and in great distress, he is unable to reconnect with her. And then, suddenly, all hope is gone.

For the next 27 years, Peter stoically meets many challenges in his life: finding a way to make a living during the Depression and being a devoted father to his son, born 11 months after marrying a woman he does not love.

This debut novel from Alfred Nicols takes you from the battlefields of Europe during World War I to postwar Mississippi and into World War II and begs one question: Will true love prevail?

Following military service, Alfred Nicols worked as a lawyer, state trial judge and federal judge.

He and his wife, Mary, live on rural acreage in Mississippi.

Cradle in the Oak b y Candace Cox

Wheeler (JD 81), 347 pages, $24.95 (hardcover), Dogwood Press, ISBN: 978-1735554525 Carrie Burns, a young mother in 46

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have it all: a doting husband, two adorable little boys and a wealth of friends and family support. But her world is shattered when she wakes one morning to find that not only are her husband and sons gone, so is their sitter, a teenage girl from a good family.

As a f u l l-t ime homemaker, Carrie has no marketable skills or the financial means to launch her own search when police inform her that her husband and kids may already be far from home. But Carrie does possess courage and moxie.

In a harrowing trek along the east coast of Florida and, ultimately, to a city hundreds of miles away, Carrie receives crucial assistance from her cousin David Tauzin, a p owerful

Biloxi attorney.

While David appears to have her best interests at heart, his murky background frightens Carrie. As she hunts for her beloved sons, can she really trust this caring but mysterious man who knows so many influential people?

A fourth-generation Biloxi native, Candace Cox Wheeler is a partner in

the law firm of Wheeler and Wheeler PLLC, where she has worked alongside her husband, David, since 1981 and raised two sons. She is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi and the University of Mississippi School of Law. Cradle in the Oak is her first novel.

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Susan Cushman (70), 180 pages, $16.95 ( p a p e r b a c k ) , Ko e h l e r B o o ks , I S B N : 978-1646633906 John and Mar y Margaret is an insider’s look into the white-privilege bubble of a young girl growing up in Jackson and participating in sorority life on the Ole Miss campus in the late 1960s. But it’s also a candid portrayal of a young Black boy from Memphis who follows his dream to study law at the predominantly white university.

What happens when their shared love for literature blossoms into an ill-fated romance? Cushman sets their story squarely in the center of decades of historical events in Mississippi and Memphis, using fictional characters to bring those events to life.

Susan Cushman was born in Jackson and came of age in the 1960s’ Jim Crow South. Her previously published books include Friends of the Library, Cherry Bomb, and Tangles and Plaques: A Mother and Daughter Face Alzheimer’s. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee.

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ANTARCTICA JAN. 11-24, 2022

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Join us for this spectacular, 14-day journey featuring a nine-night exclusively chartered cruise to Antarctica, Earth’s last frontier. Cruise aboard the intimate L’Austral, one of the finest vessels in Antarctic waters, combining innovative design with personalized service and featuring private balconies in 95% of the 110 deluxe, ocean-view S U M M E R 2 0 21

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2021-22 REBEL Traveler suites and staterooms. Retrace the sea lanes navigated by storied explorers Shackleton, Amundsen and Scott, and be among the fortunate few to set foot on the continent of Antarctica. Led by our onboard expedition team of naturalists, enjoy guided excursions aboard sturdy Zodiac craft amid floating ice sculptures, intricate ecosystems and abundant wildlife, including humpback whales, leopard seals and Adélie penguins that exhibit little or no fear of humans. A series of enriching lectures on this pristine wilderness completes your optimal Antarctic expedition. Spend two nights in the five-star InterContinental Buenos Aires Hotel, including a tour of Argentina’s vibrant capital city. Extend your journey with the exclusive three-night Iguazú Falls post-program option. — From approximately $9,995

TASMAN TAPESTRY, AUCKLAND – SYDNEY JAN. 19-FEB. 4, 2022 Tour Operator: Go Next

Say g’day to koalas and kangaroos on this 14-night cruise through the

where “The Lord of the Rings” was filmed. The fjords of Milford Sound tower over you as you make your way to Australia. Burnie’s local cheese makers will thrill your taste buds, then you’ll spend two days in Melbourne. Catch sight of a kookaburra or watch wallabies waddle and hop. — From $6,999, including airfare

Heritage site. Enjoy lectures by exclusive, onboard study leaders throughout the itinerary. Extend your stay with the Landscapes of Costa pre-program and Panama’s Renaissance post-program options. — From approximately $4,995

PASSAGE THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL JAN. 30-FEB. 7, 2022

Tour Operator: Premier World Discovery

Tour Operator: Gohagan

Join us for this incomparable, nine-day journey from the Costa Rican rainforest through the mighty locks of the Panama Canal — an experience unmatched for sheer drama and engineering prowess.

Spend one night in a deluxe hotel in San José, Costa Rica, then cruise for seven nights from Puerto Caldera to Colón, Panama, aboard the exclusively chartered, five-star Le Champlain, featuring just 92 suites and staterooms and the world’s first multisensory, underwater Observation Lounge. Experience a daylight passage through the awe-inspiring

THE GREAT TRAINS AND GRAND CANYONS MARCH 13-18, 2022

When he first laid eyes on one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights in 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt said, “The Grand Canyon is the one great sight which every American should see.” This travel experience features a combination of American West highlights with the scenery of Grand Canyon National Park and the red rocks of Sedona, the Native American history at the Montezuma Castle National Monument, the Old West nostalgia of two train rides and five nights at a picturesque property in Sedona, Arizona. Just north of Phoenix, Sedona is known for its jeep rides, art galleries and breathtaking red rock scenery, and is the perfect “home base” for this six-day/five-night adventure.

Ever y traveler should explore the beautiful American West, and that is exactly what you will do on this exciting travel program. Please review the itinerary details and count the extras.

With roundtrip airfare included, we hope you can join us and agree this is an amazing trip. — From $3,345 per person, including airfare

VERONA AND COMO, ITALY MARCH 16-26, 2022 Ole Miss Travelers Only

Deception Island, Antarctica

Tasman aboard Oceania Cruises’ Regatta. Whether you’re a sun seeker, a culture vulture, or you want to kick back and see incredible scenery, there’s something for everyone. Forge a path through the glowworm cave in Bay of Islands, and spy geysers spouting in Rotorua. Taste the flavor of Napier’s vintage vineyards, and walk through movie-making history in Wellington, 50

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Tour Operator: Anywhere Adventures Panama Canal, and explore the wonders of Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio National Park and Curú National Wildlife Refuge. Enjoy a walking tour of the spectacular botanic gardens of Casa Orquídeas. Call at seldom-visited Cébaco Island, and discover the rich marine life in its vivid rock reefs. Tour Panama City, including its Casco Antiguo (Old Quarter), a UNESCO World

Ole Miss alumni and friends will be visiting Verona and Como, Italy, on our traditional Ole Miss winter vacation in Europe. Our longtime guide and friend Angelika will again be a part of making this a wonderful experience for us all.

Famous for being the setting of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Verona is a city of a thousand shades, a mix of styles and cultures that can charm and seduce any visitor. We will spend the

2021-22 REBEL Traveler

Cathedral Rock, Sedona, Arizona

first four nights at the five-star Due Torri Hotel. This property offers luxury and elegance in the heart of Verona, next to the Church of St. Anastasia and a five-minute walk from Juliet’s balcony. Then relax at Lake Como, an upscale resort area known for its dramatic scenery, set against the foothills of the Alps. And enjoy the mountain air and views in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Located on the Italian-Swiss border, the city of Como overlooks the southwest end of its lake and is surrounded by green ridge hills, resulting in unparalleled, natural scenery. We will spend five nights at the four-star Palace Hotel, located in landscaped gardens on the shore of Lake Como, a five-minute walk from Como Cathedral. — From $3,698

CHARMS OF THE SOUTH: NEW ORLEANS TO MEMPHIS APRIL 3-11, 2022 Tour Operator: Go Next

Cruise up the Mississippi and experience Southern charm aboard the American Queen on this eight-night trip with American Queen Steamboat Co. Begin your journey with an included on e - n i g ht s t ay i n Ne w O r l e ans .

Immerse yourself in the culture of this cosmopolitan city — stroll through the historic French Quarter or grab a bowl of gumbo. Then sail on to Nottoway, home to the largest historic mansion in the South. In St. Francisville, find the perfect Southern trinket at historic Old Market Hall, where local craftsmen and

artists hustle and bustle. Walk through the history of the mighty Mississippi in Vicksburg, and, before you end your cruise in Memphis, stop in Greenville, where Civil War history lives on. — From $2,399

rarely visited by larger vessels. Twonight Las Palmas pre-program and two-night Casablanca post-program options are available. — From $4,995

CRUISING THE CANARY ISLANDS AND MOROCCO APRIL 18-26, 2022

Tour Operator: AHI

Tour Operator: Gohagan

Journey with us on this extraordinary, nine-day itinerary that combines the stunning natural beauty of the Canary Islands and the Moorish treasures of the rose-pink cities of Morocco. Cruise from Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, to Casablanca, Morocco, for seven nights aboard the exclusively chartered, five-star Le Dumont-d’Urville — featuring only 92 suites and staterooms, each with a private balcony. Visit La Palma’s scenic Mirador de la Concepción for spectacular views of Caldera de Taburiente and “the beautiful island.”

Explore the shrine of “La Virgen de las Nieves” (Madonna of the Snow), named for the patron saint of the island of La Palma at Las Nieves. Discover iconic Casablanca, featuring the Hassan II Mosque and Place des Nations Unies. Enjoy full-day excursions to the captivating island of Tenerife and Teide National Park, the 1,000-year-old city of Marrakesh and the ancient city of Fez on this one-of-a-kind program that also features four UNESCO World Heritage sites, scenic coastlines and idyllic ports

DUTCH WATERWAYS APRIL 22-30, 2022 Discover Old World cities, pictureperfect towns and centuries of history along the intimate waterways of the Netherlands and Belgium. On this seven-night, first-class cruise, take in Amsterdam’s gabled houses from the Dutch Golden Age, and meander in Bruges’ romantic old town and along Antwerp’s colorful lanes. Best of all, be inspired by the beautiful profusion of trees, plants and flowers blossoming at Floriade Expo 2022, the world’s premier gardening festival held every 10 years. You’ll also enjoy a choice of included excursions. In Amsterdam, stroll amid a sea of cheerful tulips at Keukenhof Gardens, behold the Rijksmuseum’s masterpieces, or bike through quaint villages. Explore The Hague and the Mauritshuis’ treasures, or watch artisans at the Royal Delft porcelain factory. In Bruges, visit a chocolaterie, discover the beer culture, or admire fine Belgian art. Savor the ever-changing panoramas and carefree comforts that make river cruising so enticing. A generous meal plan with wine and beer at lunch and dinner complements your experience. No single supplement. — From $3,095 S U M M E R 2 0 21

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Class Notes

’50s

ALBERT LYLE (BBA 59) of Jack-

son, formerly on the Ole Miss golf team, won the Southern Seniors Tennis Tournament in his age division for the third time and second year in a row.

’60s

DR. JOHN GRANT (BS 68) of

Poplarville was inducted into the Pearl River Community College Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame in April.

DON KESSINGER (BBA 65) of Oxford was

honored in April when his Ole Miss baseball jersey (No. 11) was retired ahead of the home series against LSU. Kessinger was a consensus All-American in both baseball and basketball. He went on to be a six-time All-Star shortstop for the Chicago Cubs and won a Golden Glove twice as the best fielding shortstop in the league.

ALFRED NICHOLS (BA 63, JD 65) of Jackson

released his debut historical fiction novel, Love’s Lost Return, on June 8. The book explores life’s truths and emphasizes the value of family ties.

’70s

TIM LOCKE (BA 77) of Alexan-

dria, Virginia, is celebrating his 25th year as senior vice president at the Smith-Free Group, a Washington, D.C., federal government relations firm.

’80s

JEAN W. CASH (PhD 83) of

Broadway, Virginia, released a new book, Twenty-First Century Southern Writers: New Voices, New Perspectives, in April with Richard Gaughran.

DANIEL O. CONWILL IV (BAccy 82, MAccy

84, JD 84) of New Orleans was elected to the board of directors of W&T Offshore Inc. at its annual meeting in May.

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WORTH DUPERIER (BBA 83) and NEIL WHITE

(99), both of Oxford, won the 60+ division finals at the State Games of Mississippi Pickleball Championships held at the Jackson Country Club on June 12-13.

MIKE EDMONDS (BA 84, MEd 85, PhD 90) of

Colorado Springs, Colorado, became senior vice president and chief of staff at Colorado College on July 1. Edmonds, who had been acting co-president, is the first Black leader to serve as president in the college’s history.

TIM GRAHAM (BSCvE 85) of Madison

received the Commander’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Equal Employment Opportunity from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District at the annual Engineers Day Awards Ceremony in June.

G. DEWEY HEMBREE III (BBA 83, JD 86) of

Madison, an attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, was recognized in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

SAM HOWELL (BS 84) of Madison

announced his retirement in May as director of the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory. Howell served the state for more than 36 years and has been director since 2005.

DR. CHARLES PIGOTT (MD 85) of Saltillo was

inducted into the Pearl River Community College Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame in April.

JOANNE NELSON SHEPHERD (BA 84, JD 89)

of Jackson was recently awarded her Master of Divinity degree with honors from the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. She retired as general counsel with the Jackson Public School District in 2020 with almost 28 years of service. She

serves as elder with the Word and Worship Church in Jackson and assistant minister at New Hope MB Church in Oxford.

DR. WILLIAM THOMAS (BA 87, MD 91) of

Augusta, Georgia, recently won the John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction for his imagined family saga, which is based on actual ancestors, documents and events. Runaway Haley, set largely in Mississippi, was published in August 2020.

’90s

BURTON DOSS (BBA 98) of

Oxford was selected out of 270 administrators to receive the 2021 TMC “Second Mile Award.” Doss is the nursing home administrator at Senatobia Healthcare and Rehab in Senatobia. TMC provides contract therapy and outpatient therapy services for patients in a variety of settings.

BRIAN W. MEREDITH (BPA 95) returned to

his hometown of Memphis in 2019 as associate dean for the University of Memphis Graduate School. He previously served for eight years at Western Kentucky University as associate vice president for enrollment management.

COL. CHRISTOPHER C. RANKIN (BPA 97)

assumed command of the U.S. Army National Ground Intelligence Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, on July 13.

BLAKE THOMPSON (BSPh 97, MS 01, PhD

02) of Clinton was recognized by the Mississippi Business Journal as one of Mississippi’s Top CEOs for 2021. Thompson serves as president of Mississippi College.

G. SCOTT WESTON (BSPh 90, PhD 95) of

South Charleston, West Virginia, was named dean of the School of Pharmacy at the University of Charleston.

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Alumnus Celebrates 100th Birthday

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le Miss alumnus and active Alumni Association member Percy W. Johnston Jr. (BA 41) celebrated a century of life on Jan. 8. Born in 1921 in Shubuta in Clarke County, Johnston entered the University of Mississippi in 1937. He traveled by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to Tupelo, where he then boarded a bus to Oxford. Johnston says he didn’t know anyone at the university at the time. After receiving his degree, he departed Ole Miss early in 1942, having been assigned to the U.S. Air Force. After four years of service, he entered the University of Virginia School of Law and received his degree in 1947. Johnston practiced law for 38 years, primarily as an attorney in the law department of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Co. in Mobile. He served as a member of the Legal Affairs Committee, Association of American Railroads, Alabama Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association and American Bar Association. Johnston says he “retired from indoor work in 1986 to begin the outdoor phase” of his life.

NEIL WHITE (99) and WORTH DUPERIER (BBA 83), both of Oxford, won the 60+ division finals at the State Games of Mississippi Pickleball Championships held at the Jackson Country Club on June 12-13.

White also went undefeated in the 60+ singles to win the gold medal for Oxford Pickleball.

’00ss ’00

EDDIE LOVIN (BA 01, MA 02)

of Cleveland was named vice president for student affairs at Delta State University. He most recently served as director of enrollment services for the past six years at Cumberland University.

ELI MANNING (BBA 03) of Summit, New

Jersey, former Ole Miss All-American and New York Giants quarterback, will rejoin the Giants organization this season in a business operations and fan engagement role. Manning spent 16 seasons with the Giants before his retirement following the 2019 season.

WILL PEPPER (BBA 01, MBA 03, PhD 14)

of Oxford achieved USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author status with his segment “The Re-Power Hour” included in Habits of Success. The e-book was published in June and the paperback is available for preorder.

TERESA POOLE (SpEd 01, PhD 08) of Hatties-

burg was named dean of the School of Education for William Carey University. She

also was appointed to the Commission on Teacher and Administrator Education, Certification and Licensure and Development by the Mississippi State Board of Education.

LUCY PRIDDY (BSCvE 02) of Vicksburg won

the 5K women’s race walk championship at the Star Spangled Night Run 5K in downtown Vicksburg on June 19 with a time of 34 minutes, 40 seconds.

ADAM PUGH (PhD 09) of Oxford retired

July 1 as superintendent of the Lafayette County School District after nearly 20 years of service within the district.

KENDALL PATTERSON (BAJ 19) of Corinth

was recently promoted to editor at the Chester County Independent. Patterson started as a staff writer at the Independent in July of 2019.

’20ss ’20

AINSLEY ASH (BA 21) of Merid-

ian received a Diversity Innovator Student Award from UM’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement in recognition of her efforts to create a more diverse and equitable campus.

BYRON CHANDLER (MBA 21) of Earlysville,

an attorney with McGlinchey Stafford, was recognized in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Virginia, was named chief development officer for the Bojangles restaurant chain.

He is responsible for leading the company’s real estate, construction and design teams and implementing strategic plans to build its real estate portfolio for future growth.

’10ss ’10

STUDENT MEMBERS

ROBERT SAVOIE (BBA 07) of Salon, Ohio,

ASHLEY GLOVER (BSW 11) of

Austin, Texas, received the Thomas A. Crowe Outstanding Alumnus award, which honors graduates from UM’s School of Applied Sciences for professional leadership and service. She also recently received the Texas Capital Area Branch Social Worker of the Year award.

DAVIS PACE (BA 10) of Brookhaven was

BOBBY HUDSON III, a senior public policy

leadership major from Gulfport, received a Diversity Innovator Student Award from UM’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement in recognition of his efforts to create a more diverse and equitable campus.

appointed president and CEO of Mississippi Enterprise for Technology at Stennis Space Center.

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Sustaining Life Membership Program

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he Sustaining Life Membership Program is a voluntary way for Life Members to provide additional annual support to the Ole Miss Alumni Association at one of several tax-deductible levels: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Blue and Red. These contributions are used to support necessary programs to engage Ole Miss alumni and friends and to help create future alumni leaders through student involvement, scholarship and leadership programs. Thank you for your generous support of Ole Miss and the Alumni Association.

FY 2021 MEMBERS Platinum $1,000+

Mr. and Mrs. W.K. Abington III Mr. and Mrs. Lee N. Allen Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Bailess Mr. and Mrs. David E. Brevard Mr. and Mrs. Lampkin Butts Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Clark Drs. Frank A. and Ann D. Critz IV Mr. and Mrs. Danny B. Dedmon Mr. Mac Elliott Lt. Col. Howard L. Gerlach Dr. Eleanor A. Gill Mr. and Mrs. James W. Granbery Mr. and Mrs. William W. Gresham III Mr. William F. Johnson Mr. Rudolf G. Kittlitz Jr. Mr. William N. Krucks, Esq. Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Lusco Mr. and Mrs. David O. McCormick Mrs. Dorothy Miller Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Millette Jr. Mr. Wayne Minor Dr. and Mrs. Paul H. Moore Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William N. Reed The Hon. James L. Roberts Jr. and Mrs. Rose Dickerson Roberts* Mr. R. Gregg Rogers Mr. Robert L. Salmon Mr. Michael R. Sweet Mr. and Mrs. William F. Tait Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Waldrop Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey J. White Dr. and Mrs. Lynn K. Whittington Dr. Margaret A. Wylde Mr. and Mrs. William G. Yates III

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Gold: $500-$999

Mr. and Mrs. Olen S. Akers Mrs. Joyce M. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Belenchia The Hon. Eugene Michael Bogen Mr. Larry H. Bryan Ms. Angela D. Carney Mr. J. Truman Channell Dr. Ping C. Cheng Dr. Jeff R. Comer Mr. William M. Dalehite Jr. Mr. John A. Dupps Mrs. Georgia McKenzie Ellison Mr. and Mrs. S. Lawrence Farrington Dr. William B. French Jr. Mr. Stephen S. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey R. Godwin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Grenley Mr. Larry J. Hardy Mrs. Patricia S. Hopson Mr. David A. Huey Mrs. Betty Haraway Jackson Mr. and Mrs. William M. James The Hon. E. Grady Jolly Dr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Love Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Maloney Dr. Gloria L. Martin Mr. and Mrs. William T. Mays Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Guy W. Mitchell III Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Nance III Mr. and Mrs. G.R. Neblett Jr. M.R. Ratchford Dr. and Mrs. James W. Rayner Mr. and Mrs. Tally D. Riddell Jr. Ms. Donna Ruth Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rocconi Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Philip M. Salemi Mrs. Carol C. Satterfield

Mr. John Douglas Self Jr. The Hon. Constance Slaughter-Harvey Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Smith Ms. Stephanie Jennings Teague Mrs. Margaret J. Varshock Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Verheeck Mr. William L. Wallace III Dr. Richard E. Waller Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Williams

Silver: $250-$499

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Abernethy Mr. L. Calhoun Allen III Mr. Walter Leroy Allen Sr.* Dr. Antrece Lynette Baggett Ms. Carol Jo Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Bell Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David B. Blackburn Dr. J. Steven Blake Mr. and Mrs. James T. Boone Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Box Mrs. Marvine M. Brand Mrs. Joyce Bray Mrs. Manya C. Bryan Mrs. Bettye M. Butler Dr. Taylor D. Caffey Dr. David K. Carter Mr. and Mrs. William M. Chaffe Mr. Mark J. Chaney Sr. Mr. Jason J. Cobb Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Augustus L. Collins Mr. L. Pepper Cossar Mr. Michael Avery Crouch Drs. Bryan A. and Jennifer D. Currie Ms. Sue C. Dabbs Dr. James W. Davis Mr. Shelby B. Drummond Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Don L. Frugé

ALUMNI News Mr. and Mrs. Ben Griffith Mr. and Mrs. G.O. Griffith Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Gulley Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Heidelberg III Mr. and Mrs. Leslie D. Hervey III Mr. and Mrs. Hardy M. Hill Mr. Thomas N. Horton The Hon. and Mrs. David W. Houston III Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Hubbard Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Hussey Mrs. Trentice G. Imbler Mr. Fred Caiser Joseph Mr. Derek Gene Kendrick Mr. James R. Kenney Mrs. Jane H. Knight Mr. and Mrs. Preston H. Lee Jr. Dr. and Mrs. George H. Leggett III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Lilly Ms. Tammy S. Lum Mr. and Mrs. John A. Maloney Mr. and Mrs. Cooper A. Manning Mr. William T. May and Mrs. Brett Thompson-May Mr. and Mrs. Jay P. McDonald Mr. Terrence B. Mohr Mr. and Mrs. G. Terrell Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. O’Ferrall Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Osso Mr. Tommy C. Pannell

Mr. and Mrs. Lee W. Randall Mr. and Mrs. Randy Rawlings Mr. and Mrs. Robert Seibels III Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Sloan Mr. Hubert A. Staley Mr. and Mrs. Barrett B. Teller Dr. Robert D. Thompson Mr. Bryn R. Vaaler Suneisha Lee’Essie Williams, Esq. Mr. Michael W. Wright and Mrs. Vickie M. Cook Dr. Kuo-Shien Yu and Dr. Dianna Yan Mr. and Mrs. Rick R. Zeiher

Blue: $100-$249

Mr. Hirschel T. Abbott Jr. Dr. Richard S. Abney Dr. and Mrs. George E. Abraham II Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Adams III Mr. Jeffrey D. Aldridge Mrs. Marian S. Alexander Mrs. Marjorie M. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Alexander Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Alford Jr. Dr. John J. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. William Austin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harris H. Barnes III Ms. Barbara K. Beckmann Mr. Roeland T. Bell

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Mr. James H. Ivy Dr. William A. Ivy Mr. and Mrs. Ted D. Jackson Mrs. Deborah T. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Augustus R. Jones Dr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Jordan Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Keith Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Keleher Dr. Reita S. and Mr. Billy W. Keyes Mrs. Martha S. Kimes Mr. Roosevelt Kitchens Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Knotts Mr. Larry J. Landry Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Laney Jr. Ms. Demetra I. Lawrence Mrs. Barbera Hollowell Liddon Mr. Hubert S. Lipscomb Jr. Mr. M. Leonard Lurie Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Maness Mrs. Sudie M. Manning Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Maples Mr. John Robert Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Harmon O. Massey Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott T. Matlock Mrs. Daisye R. McGee Mr. William A. McGinnis Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William T. McLarty Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss C. McLaurin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd M. Melton Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd M. Melton III Dr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Meredith Dr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Millette Mr. Dennis E. Moore Mrs. Martha R. Morgan Mr. Sidney Gerald Morgan Dr. Alice K. and Mr. Walter M. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morlino Dr. and Mrs. Lee D. Morris Mr. and Mrs. William H. Morris Jr. Mrs. Margaret P. Morse Mr. Robert Harry Mullett* Mr. Thomas Munoz Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Muths Jr. Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Newell Mrs. Lynne Simonetti Newman* Mr. Samuel J. Nicholas Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Norwood Mr. and Mrs. Rush O’Keefe

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Orange Mr. Conor Caldwell Parks Capt. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Parks Mrs. Sue Pearson Mr. James A. Peden Jr. Mr. Charles G. Perkins Mr. and Mrs. John R. Pittman Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Pointer Mr. and Mrs. Ray S. Poole Jr. Dr. and Mrs. John W. Prados Mr. Michael L. Pratt Mr. Floyd E. Pruden Jr. Mrs. Camille S. Puckett Mr. Jimmie Gerald Purvis Mr. Kenneth G. Ray Mr. Walter B. Reed Mr. and Mrs. William M. Renovich Mr. and Mrs. Kerry N. Ricks Mr. Julius Mosal Ridgway Sr.* and Mrs. Mary Jane Ridgway Dr. Jeff W. Rish III Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rives Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David G. Roach Mr. William Robert Roberts Dr. Tommie L. Robinson Jr. CSM George Clinton Rogers, US Army (Ret),* and Dr. Sandy Annette Rogers Mrs. Merrell Rogers Mr. Marc Rosen Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ross III Mr. Bernard L. Royce Mr. Ronald L. Samuels Ms. Celetta Lee Sanders, CAE Mr. and Mrs. Virgil L. Sandifer Jr. Dr. Sara J. Weisenberger and Mr. Dale Savell Mr. and Mrs. Lenny Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Sayle Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Schnierle Mr. John R. Schwalje Mr. Frank Seid Jr. Dr. S.L. Sethi Ms. Amanda F. Shaw Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Shaw Mr. Donald Gordon Shipp Sr. Mr. Walter Myers Simpson III Mrs. Lisa Puckett Sinders Dr. Patsy S. Sledge and Ms. Virginia S. Cox

ALUMNI News Dr. Catherine C. and Mr. Taylor M. Sledge Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Briggs Smith Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Smith Mr. and Mrs. W. Marion Smith Mr. William K. Smith Mr. John B. Sneed III Capt. Jack F. Speed Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Gordon L. Stanfield Mrs. Doris Baley Still Ms. Ruth P. Stroud Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Strouse Mr. Richard H. Sweat Mr. Stanley M. Swentkowski Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. Terrell Mr. Ernest George Thomas* and Mrs. Camille S. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. James T. Thomas IV Mrs. Lucy M. Thompson Dr. William Puffer Thompson* and Mrs. Rebecca A. Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Ancel C. Tipton Jr. Mr. Dennis James Troy Mr. Kam-Chuen Tse Lt. Col. and Mrs. Ronald J. Vaughan Mr. James S. Verplanck Mr. Timothy L. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Ware Mr. Charles E. Warren

Dr. James E. Warrington Dr. and Mrs. Donald Q. Weaver Dr. Emily S. Weber Dr. Benjamin O. Weeks Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy B. Wells Mrs. Debbie McCain Wesley Drs. Joseph W. and Andrea L. Wesley Mrs. Elizabeth H. Wetherington Mr. James H. Wheeler Jr. Mrs. Anne J. Wilbourne Mr. Dan S. Wilford Mr. Ned B. Wilford Mrs. Marsha D. Williams Dr. Darilynn W. Wilson Dr. Savan W. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Witty Mr. Neil B. Yarrington Dr. and Mrs. Travis W. Yates

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Elijah Drake, son of Ashlee Drake Berry (JD 13) and Lee Will Berry IV (JD 08), May 12, 2021.

Nathan Devlin, son of Catie Parker McDaniel and Michael Devlin McDaniel (BSEE 09), March 25, 2021.

Mae, daughter of Erin Rasberry Napier (BFA 07) and Benjamin Theo Napier (BA 07), May 28, 2021.

Hendrix Robert, son of Mallie Fabris Prejean (BAEd 11) and Robert Wayne Prejean II, May 5, 2021.

WEDDINGS

Frances Louise Campbell (BS 17) and Henry Melville Hope IV, June 12, 2021.

Samra Blake Ward (BA 14, MA 16) and Christopher Smith, May 17, 2021.

IN MEMORIAM

Katherine Bostick Clarke (56) of Olive Branch, May 29, 2021

William Baylus Clemmons (52) of Jackson, Tenn., April 22, 2021 Thomas William Crockett Jr. (BA 51) of Jackson, April 25, 2021

Warren Cameron Dennis Jr. (MFA 55) of Winston Salem, N.C., April 13, 2021 Ross Arvin Epting (BBA 55) of Tupelo, May 19, 2021

Henry Powell Fonville, USN (Ret) (BBA 52) of Jackson, Tenn., March 17, 2021 Marjorie Brown Gerald (54) of Memphis, Tenn., July 19, 2020

Clyde Dennis Goldman (BA 58, LLB 62) of Meridian, May 18, 2021 Kenyon Duane Gunn Sr. (BSPh 53) of Corinth, June 12, 2021 Jane Rayburn Hardin (BS 56) of Pontotoc, April 29, 2021

Nellie Jennings Hatridge (MBEd 55) of Jonesboro, Ark., June 29, 2021 William Leroy Hubbell (BSPh 57) of Baton Rouge, La., April 6, 2021 Robert Jackson Hunter Sr. (BSHPE 50) of Louisville, April 21, 2021

Robert Jones Hussey Jr. (BBA 55) of Memphis, Tenn., May 20, 2021 Robert Luther Jenkins (BAEd 56) of Tupelo, April 16, 2021

Sarah Caroloyn Causey Jubb (BSHPE 55) of Sardis, May 3, 2021

1940s

John Dorsett Lane (BA 56) of Gulfport, June 1, 2021

Miriam Ferguson Campbell (BA 44) of Vestavia Hills, Ala., April 11, 2020

Ellis Cleveland Lindsey (BBA 51) of Moss Point, Feb. 6, 2021

Esta Nelson Anderson (BA 42) of Jasper, Tenn., Nov. 17, 2020

Voorhies Daniel Clayton (BA 41) of Memphis, Tenn., July 1, 2021 Alma Carr Cocke (BBA 49) of Byron, Ga., April 22, 2021

Verl Jones Harris (BSC 46) of Little Rock, Ark., April 19, 2021 Nancy Tatum Herrin (49) of Jackson, April 19, 2021

Elaine White Himber (BS 45) of Memphis, Tenn., April 4, 2021 Emojean Ferguson Holt (BA 42) of Laurel, April 22, 2021

Dorris Daniels Irvin (BM 43) of Ripley, Tenn., June 15, 2021

Marguerite Laughter Pera (BA 49) of Memphis, Tenn., May 3, 2021 Henry Crozier Ricks Jr. (MedCert 42) of Chicago, April 11, 2020 Dora Triplett Scott (BA 49) of Memphis, Tenn., June 21, 2021 Mary Jean Tedford Strange (49) of Tupelo, April 16, 2021

Max Sumner Walker (BSHPE 49, MEd 54) of Senatobia, May 9, 2021

Lionel Elmo Lester Jr. (BSChE 51) of Orangeburg, S.C., Jan. 16, 2021 Edward Spivey Lipsey Sr. (BSEA 53) of Aberdeen, June 28, 2021

Mildred Aleese Kilpatrick Martin (BA 57) of Buffalo, N.Y., March 31, 2021 Myrtle Simmons McGaha (MA 50) of Austin, Texas, May 26, 2021

Samuel Daniel Moore Jr. (BAEd 50, MEd 51) of Carolina Beach, N.C., May 11, 2021 Susie Wilkinson Moran (BBA 56) of Ocean Springs, April 4, 2021 George Schaaf Mori (BBA 51) of Ridgeland, July 7, 2021

Duncan Edward Morrill (BA 51, MS 53) of Newburgh, N.Y., June 4, 2021 John Oscar Nottingham (BBA 55) of Kingsport, Tenn., April 22, 2021 John LaFayette Pearson III (LLB 50) of Rosedale, June 30, 2021

Beverlyn Lomax Pepper (BS 58) of Nathrop, Colo., April 2, 2021

Milford Bryan Pierce (BSPh 50) of Nashville, Tenn., May 5, 2021

Helen Frances Joiner Pointer (BA 57) of New Orleans, May 23, 2021

1950s

Roy Elmore Povall (BA 59) of Madison, April 8, 2021

Jare Lyons Barkley (BA 50, 52, 52) of Gulfport, May 21, 2021

Sarah Carner Samples (MEd 57) of Mc Dowell, Va., April 11, 2021

George Washington Bilbo Jr. (BBA 58) of Lumberton, April 19, 2021

Inez Maier Stewart (BAEd 59) of Tupelo, May 20, 2021

Carolyn Valentour Bowden (BSC 59) of Missouri City, Texas, May 19, 2021

Annie Frances Roberts Trott (BA 53) of Memphis, Tenn., March 19, 2021

Walter Leroy Allen Sr. (BBA 51) of Louisville, April 8, 2021

Julius Mosal Ridgway Sr. (BSGE 56) of Jackson, May 30, 2021

Kathryn Frierson Bendall (BSC 57, MBEd 60) of Oxford, June 4, 2021

Victor Prowell Smith Sr. (51) of Jackson, June 27, 2021

Shirley Atkinson Bonds (BAEd 56) of Tupelo, June 19, 2021

Lee Davis Thames Sr. (BA 58, LLB 60) of Vicksburg, June 29, 2021

John Wood Boyd (BS 58, MD 61) of McComb, May 28, 2021 Clark Trent Burrell (BBA 59) of Kosciusko, Sept. 23, 2020

Patrick Raymond Caine (BA 50) of Springfield, Mass., May 1, 2021

John Prentice Carson (BBA 57) of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., April 22, 2021 58

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Betty Jean Tribble Webster (BAEd 51) of Becker, May 21, 2021

James Milton Williamson (58) of Greenville, N.C., June 25, 2021

1960s

Susan White Allenburger (63) of Jackson, April 7, 2021

Bobby Joe Alston (BBA 61) of Spartanburg, S.C., April 11, 2021

ALUMNI News Laurie Anders Baker (BA 68) of New Orleans, April 15, 2021

John Ray Hailman (JD 69) of Oxford, June 19, 2021

Pat Montgomery Barrett Jr. (JD 67) of Lexington, June 26, 2021

Thomas Kimbrell Harris (BBA 60) of Gulf Shores, Ala., May 15, 2021

Stanley E. Barger (BA 66) of Chesapeake, Va., April 29, 2021

Thomas Brownlee Blair Sr. (BBA 61) of Jackson, June 12, 2021 Mary Ann Blanchard (BAEd 61) of Metairie, La., June 6, 2021

Roland Anthony Blanco (MEd 65) of Tampa, Fla., June 21, 2021 Michael Brady (BBA 69) of Rotonda West, Fla., April 2, 2021

Sally Hinsch Brown (BAEd 63) of Seneca, S.C., April 26, 2021 Dale Burt (MEd 69) of Senatobia, May 9, 2021

Robert Franklin Canada (BSPh 64) of Hernando, June 20, 2021

Lorenzia Dwayne Canup (BBA 62) of Lynden, Wash., Oct. 1, 2020

Betty Harper Cleveland (BSN 60) of Jefferson City, Tenn., June 15, 2021 John Franklin Collins Jr. (BBA 60) of Tupelo, July 4, 2021 Laurin Mack Collins (MEd 69) of Oxford, June 20, 2021

Carolyn Brooks Combs (MA 68, EdD 71) of Mobile, Ala., Oct. 6, 2020 James William Cummings Jr. (BBA 69) of Gulfport, June 25, 2021 George Dixon Easterling (BA 64) of Hamlet, N.C., April 5, 2021 William Richard Ferdon (BBA 69) of Norco, La., April 4, 2021

Carol Bloch Fitzgerald (BA 64) of Jacksonville, Fla., April 29, 2021

William Stewart Garlic (BAEd 66, MEd 68) of Topeka, Kan., Jan. 19, 2021

Joseph Decell Gordon Jr. (LLB 64) of Grand Prairie, Texas, March 29, 2021

Samuel Buford Harris (BBA 65) of Madison, May 13, 2021

LaFayette Breland Hilburn (JD 66) of Jackson, April 5, 2021

Betty Napier Holloway (MEd 68) of Wewahitchka, Fla., March 15, 2021 Mary Cecille Hubbard (MEd 68) of Belden, May 24, 2021

Ronald J. Kasper (BAEd 69, MSS 72, MEd 72) of Lexington, S.C., April 1, 2021

James C. Kelly (BAEd 67, MEd 69) of Newport News, Va., March 28, 2021 Dicki Lee King (BA 64) of Oxford, June 7, 2021

William Wiltshire Lamkin (JD 65) of Columbus, Ohio, May 6, 2021 Philip Silvio Landeta (MEd 65) of Lutz, Fla., Aug. 29, 2020

Richard Singer Latimer (BSEE 61) of Verona, Wis., March 23, 2021 Lynda Miller Lipscomb (MEd 68) of Charleston, S.C., May 1, 2021 Gordon Edward Long (BBA 66) of Gulfport, March 15, 2021 Martin Marshall (BSPh 62) of Oxford, May 7, 2021

Fred Rolfe Martin Jr. (BAEd 64) of Memphis, Tenn., June 26, 2021 Sam Joseph Mavar Jr. (BBA 65) of Biloxi, June 5, 2021

Grady Lynn McCool Jr. (BBA 67) of Madison, June 11, 2021

Dan Anderson McIntosh III (LLB 64) of Collins, April 1, 2021

George Hite McLean Jr. (JD 68) of Memphis, Tenn., June 30, 2021

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ALUMNI News Wiley Hunter Mock Jr. (BA 66) of Shreveport, La., April 9, 2021

Emily Frances Browning (MEd 77) of Tupelo, May 14, 2021

George William Null Sr. (BBA 68) of Sumrall, March 31, 2021

Lillene Williams Condon (MSS 70) of Little Rock, Ark., May 31, 2021

Joseph Raymond Morton Jr. (MCS 64) of Madison, Ala., April 17, 2021 Georgia Bailey Patterson (MEd 67) of Hazen, Ark., Nov. 27, 2020

Peggy Langley Payne (BSN 64, MN 77) of Kennesaw, Ga., April 10, 2021 Madge Anna Pfaffman (MS 64, PhD 65) of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., June 15, 2021 William Thomas Phillips (69) of Baton Rouge, La., June 19, 2021 William Henry Pope Jr. (MCS 65) of Laurel, April 7, 2021

Roy Dean Prestage (BBA 63) of Madison, Wis., July 7, 2021 Paul Aubry Ray (BBA 68) of West Point, April 9, 2021

Robert Henry Read III (BSPh 61) of Laurel, May 19, 2021

Chester Harold Redditt Jr. (BBA 68) of Brandon, May 30, 2021 John Dees Redhead (BBA 65) of Daphne, Ala., April 30, 2021

Richard Joseph Rogaisis (MEd 65) of Marion, Ark., Dec. 23, 2020 Donald David Sands (MCS 66) of Davenport, Iowa, July 10, 2021

Elvin Estus Smith (PhD 64) of College Station, Texas, Nov. 2, 2020

Joseph Philip Smith (BA 67, JD 75) of Memphis, Tenn., April 3, 2021

Everett Theodore Solomons (MS 67, PhD 70) of Crossville, Tenn., April 19, 2021 Hardy Roberts Stennis, USMC (Ret) (BA 60, JD 70) of Marion, May 6, 2021

Mary Wilroy Charles (70) of Chapel Hill, N.C., April 13, 2021

Lynn Kay Pitalo Creel (BA 76, MCD 77) of Kenner, La., June 18, 2021 Clark Aubrey Dobbs (MA 71) of Macon, Mo., May 3, 2021 Herbert Devon Giles (MD 78) of Buckatunna, July 6, 2021

Sarah Feller Hamby (74) of Signal Mountain, Tenn., April 3, 2021 John David Hardin (MD 72) of Fayetteville, Ark., May 9, 2021 Alvin Lee Hawkins (71) of Brookhaven, May 1, 2020

John Grover Holland Jr. (BA 76) of Cairo, Ill., June 24, 2021

Thomas Van Holland (MD 76) of Milton, Fla., Dec. 11, 2020 Nancy Brown Howe (MLS 74) of Dallas, May 8, 2021

Thomas Marvin Hudson (BSCvE 71) of Harrison, Ark., July 9, 2021 Jamie Browning Iverson (BAEd 75) of Indianola, April 23, 2021

James Elwyn James (BA 70, MD 74) of Spartanburg, S.C., May 6, 2021 Bertha Sue Turner Johnson (BAEd 73) of Clinton, June 4, 2021 Michael Patrick Lay (MEd 72) of Nokomis, Fla., Oct. 22, 2020 Jimmie Arnold Lee (BA 72) of Collinsville, May 24, 2021

Sandra Metz Lopez (77) of Winter Park, Fla., May 26, 2021 Dudley Silas McBee (BBA 73) of Greenwood, June 6, 2021

Calliope Kountouris McDole (BAEd 72) of Dallas, April 9, 2021 David Clinton McMeans (BBA 76) of Killen, Ala., May 4, 2021

William Lee Stevens (BSPh 67) of Oxford, May 22, 2021

Gloria Marks Minor (MPA 79) of Madison, April 3, 2021

Vida Hazel Harris Tutor (BA 63) of Seattle, Sept. 19, 2020

George Michael Murphy (BBA 72) of Oxford, April 30, 2021

David Roy West Jr. (BAEd 69, MEd 71) of Booneville, June 29, 2021

Wesley Lee Nicholass (BAEd 71) of Oxford, June 30, 2021

Patricia Kerr Wilkinson (BAEd 69) of Saint Simons Island, Ga., June 25, 2021

Robert Adrian Quick (BM 74) of Corpus Christi, Texas, Nov. 15, 2020

Billy Floyd Turner (BBA 66) of New Albany, June 8, 2021

Willie Kilgore Mosby (BAEd 74) of Racine, Wis., July 6, 2021

Wren Carroll Way (BA 62, JD 66) of Vicksburg, April 19, 2021

Robert Preston Myers (MD 78) of Ridgeland, June 13, 2021

Lewis William West Jr. (63) of Florence, April 21, 2021

Kathryn Langley Parham (BAEd 75) of Tupelo, June 25, 2021 Jimmy Houston Reeves (MCS 70) of Oxford, May 16, 2021

Richard Baxter Wilson Jr. (BA 61, LLB 64) of Jackson, May 8, 2021

Vicki Lynn Denley Riddle (BA 79) of Haleyville, Ala., March 10, 2021

1970s

Hubert Lowry Rush III (BA 74) of Meridian, May 7, 2021

Margaret Anne Berdon Allmand (BSC 70) of Rossville, Tenn., July 8, 2021 Michel Lee Amodeo (BA 71) of Grenada, June 22, 2021

James Edward Athanaelos Jr. (BBA 76) of Gulfport, May 27, 2021 Cynthia Lynn Bagwell (BA 77, MAud 80) of Oxford, July 8, 2021 John Sessions Banks (BA 79) of Atlanta, June 27, 2021

Edmund Lee Baugh Jr. (JD 73) of Cleveland, Tenn., June 21, 2021

Kent Harris Benjamin (BA 75) of Hot Springs National Park, Ark., May 14, 2021 Henry Holland Black (BA 70, JD 74) of Clinton, April 22, 2021

Daniel Robert Bowden (BA 74) of Cordova, Tenn., Jan. 13, 2021 David Alan Brewer (BPA 74) of Brandon, May 27, 2021

Jeannie Murphy Brinkley (MEd 76) of Madison, June 8, 2021

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Lindia Pilcher Robinson (BA 74) of Greenville, May 5, 2021

Donald Lloyd Rutland (74, MCS 74) of Brandon, May 5, 2021

Andrea Lea Smith (BA 75, MD 80) of Clarksdale, July 13, 2021 Mary Siddell Spight (MEd 77) of New Albany, May 17, 2021 Stephen Tootle (BBA 78) of Diamondhead, March 31, 2021

Burke Simmons Torrey (BAEd 71, JD 73) of Vicksburg, April 22, 2021 John Albert Treadway (BA 71) of Corinth, Jan. 10, 2021

Minta Smith Uzodinma (MN 75) of Jackson, April 28, 2021

Gilda Allen Walden (BSHPE 70) of Booneville, April 16, 2021

Gerald Gail Williamson (BS 73) of Gainesville, Fla., April 14, 2021

1980s

Mark Dewitt Allen (BA 83) of Jackson, May 17, 2021

Craig Allen Bradford (DMD 81) of Natchez, June 19, 2021

Bobbie Joe Clark (BS 88, PhD 97) of Houston, June 25, 2021

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Winning Congratulations to Ashley Shannon (BA 06), winner of OMAA’s spring membership contest and a new 55-inch Samsung Smart TV!

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ALUMNI News James Barron Drewry Jr. (BBA 86) of Corinth, April 1, 2021

James Richard Durrett (BBA 83) of Olive Branch, May 6, 2021

Johnny Wilder Duvall (MSS 80, MEd 86, SpecH 89) of Oxford, Jan. 21, 2021 Christine Hidalgo Ford (BAccy 88) of Cordova, Tenn., July 6, 2021

Janice Strickland Grantham (BAccy 85) of Dyersburg, Tenn., April 27, 2021 Carolyn Hunt Griffing (BAEd 82) of Oxford, June 16, 2021 Randy Lee Harwell (88) of Water Valley, May 4, 2021

Timothy Earl Herndon (BAEd 86) of Vidalia, La., April 28, 2021 Diane Wilson Jacobs (MFA 87) of Jackson, April 13, 2021

Merlin Kent Jones Jr. (BAccy 87) of Joplin, Mo., April 7, 2021

Buddy Pilaez Ocampo (DMD 85) of Hattiesburg, April 10, 2021 Jim Pace (87) of Ridgeland, Nov. 13, 2020

Louanne Pace Parschauer (BSN 80) of Huron, Ohio, Oct. 21, 2020 Marcus Drane Peoples (89) of Jackson, Sept. 13, 2020

Alfred Ray Perrigo Jr. (BSPh 82) of Booneville, Feb. 14, 2021 Mary Stevens Pitts (BSN 87) of Indianola, April 20, 2021 Johnny Craig Pryor (MD 85) of Laurel, Dec. 21, 2020

Virginia Kathleen Donald Pugh (Cert 82) of Spring Hill, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2021 Angela Witt Spencer (BAEd 81) of New Albany, May 13, 2021

Annette Wilborn Stroupe (BAEd 86) of Senatobia, April 23, 2021

Carolyn Jeanette Henderson Styers (BBA 88) of Oxford, May 18, 2021 Chrysa Marie Thear (BBA 80) of Brookeville, Md., May 12, 2021 Tina Hutcherson Wilburn (BAEd 80) of Saltillo, May 20, 2021

1990s

Ameena Ahabbazz Gordon Dennis (BA 97) of Abbeville, May 26, 2021 Ceasar Douglas Jr. (PhD 97) of Tallahassee, Fla., June 30, 2021

Thomas Eugene Gadberry (BAEd 92) of Germantown, Tenn., April 6, 2021 Wildy Raiford Hancock Jr. (BSHPE 93) of Bentonia, May 15, 2021 Trey Hogue (90) of Memphis, Tenn., May 19, 2021

William Allen McBride (BA 90) of Brookhaven, Ga., May 28, 2021 Peyton Carnes McCormack (99) of Tupelo, June 11, 2021

Sheri Elizabeth Nunnery (BSN 92) of Magnolia, Aug. 31, 2020

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le Miss Alumni Association systems programmer Martha Dollarhide retired June 30 after 34 years of service. An Oxford native, Dollarhide spent much of her childhood on the Ole Miss campus, where her parents taught. She attended Ole Miss in 1976-77 as an art major. Her responsibilities at OMAA included database report design, user security, policy and procedure development, and user support for the Alumni Association staff.

Samuel Alexander Marshall (08) of Chapel Hill, N.C., April 24, 2021 Stephen Vincent Miller (BA 01) of Oxford, May 10, 2021

William Lester Pride III (BBA 04) of Hernando, May 1, 2021

Anteeatta Archie Swims (BAEd 08, 21) of Oxford, June 11, 2021

Robert Gordon Tucker (BBA 09, BAccy 17) of Oxford, July 6, 2021

2010s

Tena Lee Bentler (17) of Oxford, June 23, 2021

Tara Shantee’ Chills (BAJ 14) of Blue Mountain, April 21, 2021 Diana Burt Davey (MEd 12) of Pontotoc, June 22, 2021

Jennifer Lamkin Dickson (BAEd 12) of Grenada, May 11, 2021

David Wyatt Donahue (BBA 16) of Fort Worth, Texas, April 13, 2021

Charles David Laragione (BBA 17) of Moorestown, N.J., June 29, 2021 Oscar Rashad Pope (BA 10) of Atlanta, June 2, 2021

James Alexander Sands (13) of Altamont, N.Y., June 13, 2021

Jonathan Edward Spalten (BBA 11) of San Antonio, Texas, May 18, 2021

Nicolas Andrew Spirito (BBA 12) of Trabuco Canyon, Calif., March 28, 2021

Carmen Ayala Otalvaro Posey (MA 94) of Hattiesburg, March 31, 2021

Daniel Holcombe Thomas II (BBA 14) of Mobile, Ala., June 12, 2021

Marley Rivers Watkins (BAEd 90) of O’Fallon, Ill., April 28, 2021

STUDENTS

Steven Carl Wallace Sr. (JD 97) of Caledonia, May 27, 2021

Sandra Elizabeth Franks Whited (BM 91, DA 98) of Cordova, Tenn., April 12, 2021

2000s

Alexis Marie Bosarge (21) of Saucier, June 27, 2021

Damien Christopher Moore (21) of Oxford, April 10, 2021 Shirley Ann White (21) of Southaven, April 20, 2021

James Clayton Barrett (BA 01) of Lake Charles, La., May 6, 2021

FACULTY AND FRIENDS

Brennan Michael Graham (08) of Metairie, La., May 5, 2021

Bernice Settle Baker of Tupelo, June 3, 2021

William Daniel Glover (BA 02) of Panama City, Fla., July 10, 2021 Ashley Cummings Henley (BAEd 02, MEd 06) of Southaven, June 13, 2021 62

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Jody Allen of Columbus, Ga., June 17, 2021 Sally Broome Buntin of Oxford, May 7, 2021

ALUMNI News John Wayne Busbice of Madison, May 14, 2021

Barbara Dunaway Smith of Ecru, April 28, 2021

Perian Collier Conerly of Jackson, June 17, 2021

Mary Brady Spencer of Tupelo, May 26, 2021

Charles Herbert Carithers Jr. of Oxford, April 8, 2021

Shelby Bohanan Smith of Oxford, April 29, 2021

Madeline Elizabeth Coe Cruzen of Aledo, Texas, March 30, 2021 Shirley Billingsley Oesterling Davis of Oxford, April 22, 2021 Robert DiZillo of Bensalem, Pa., June 12, 2021

Mickey Crafton Dozier of Fulton, June 12, 2021

Garrell Grimes Stanford of Abbeville, May 1, 2021 William E. Strickland of Oxford, April 23, 2021

Marilyn Ogburn Tatum of Marietta, Ga., June 4, 2021

George Thomas Whitehorn of Franklin, Tenn., July 8, 2021

William Martin Emmons of Belden, May 29, 2021 William Lynn Evans of Batesville, April 27, 2021

Due to space limitations, class notes are only published in the Alumni Review from active, dues-paying members of the Ole Miss Alumni Association. To submit a class note, send it to records@olemiss.edu or Alumni Records Dept., Ole Miss Alumni Association, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 386771848. Class notes also may be submitted through the Association’s website at olemissalumni.com. The Association relies on numerous sources for class notes and is unable to verify all notes with individual alumni.

Marilyn Grimes of Oxford, May 13, 2021

Ann Barbee Hamric of Oxford, April 25, 2021

William Wade Hawkins of Coldwater, June 1, 2021 James Troy Hester of Ridgeland, June 22, 2021

Stephen Franklin Hollowell of Oxford, May 22, 2021 Faye Brookshire Lehmann of Natchez, June 11, 2021 Preston R. Maxson of Lillian, Ala., April 20, 2021

Anthony Thomas Misita of Independence, La., May 4, 2021 Mykki Newton of Oxford, July 3, 2021

Russell Seward Perry of Yazoo City, May 2, 2021 Larry Lee Rayburn of Sardis, June 8, 2021

Jack Carter Sanford Jr. of Memphis, Tenn., May 13, 2021

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